Paperboard is sustainable

In every sense, using renewable and recyclable paperboard is a practice that will help sustain our world for future generations. In choosing products packaged in paperboard we insure that our current needs are met, but not at the expense of those who come behind us. This is the very definition of sustainability, and an important step toward minimizing our impact on the world in which we live.

Paperboard is renewable

One of the best features of using paperboard is that it is made from renewable material not trees from working forests. In the United States, private landowners plant about 4 million trees every day, which is 3 to 4 times more than they harvest. This has contributed to creating 12 million more acres of forestland than we had just 20 years ago. All of the fibers used in our paperboard are responsibly sourced and products may be labeled to one of several certification standards depending upon customer interest.

Sustainable practices, as defined by the United Nations, are those that "meet present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their [own] needs." Since paperboard is renewable and recyclable, when we produce paperboard packaging or purchase products packaged in paperboard, we are participating in sustainable practices that will not impinge upon future generations’ potential to prosper. Indeed, when we choose paperboard, we do more than simply meet our own needs; we take a decided step forward in creating a beautiful, sustainable world that our children and grandchildren will be grateful to inherit. 

All our products are recyclable.

Because of paperboard's high recycle rate, all of our products can be labeled as recyclable. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission restricts claims of recyclability if recycling of a given material is not available in most communities or to most people. Seventy-three percent of U.S. communities have access to paper recycling programs. In fact, more than 60 percent of paper and paperboard is recycled in the United States (Source: U.S. government). Paper and paperboard packaging account for nearly three-quarters of all packaging material recovered by recycling (Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency).

NGP is a proud member of the Forest Stewardship Council.

The Forest Stewardship Council sets standards for responsible forest management. A voluntary program, FSC uses the power of the marketplace to protect forests for future generations. The FSC mission is to promote environmentally sound, socially beneficial and economically prosperous management of the world's forests.