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The sustainability rush has given paperboard suppliers a new weapon in their arsenals to combat the increasing use of films to produce flexible packaging, which has become increasingly designed to function like a box. “All types of paperboard are sustainable, fill a vital role in package requirements and performance, and are even mutually necessary to each other,” says Gettinger. “There are sustainability pros and cons for each grade of board that, at the end, render them relatively equal to each other from a sustainability point of view.” Therefore, she adds, selecting the right grade for the package and product requirements continues to be the astute approach.