Paperboard itself is made from a renewable resource, but converters need to focus on the whole package.

By Missy Smith

The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) asserts that paperboard already has an environmental advantage. According to its Web site, paperboard is “a sustainable material using specially-raised crop trees, waste products like sawdust and wood chips, and recycled paper/paperboard fibers,” and is recyclable. The PPC also cites paperboard’s physical design, clean production, effective recovery, and waste management as advantages. “Paperboard packaging is a valuable resource considering that the fibers in paperboard packaging can be recycled, and usually are, multiple times,” according to the PPC.