Sustainable Business Practices – Using Recycled Packaging

reuse-reduce-recycledRecycling paper and buying recycled is strongly recommended by the EPA and the environmental community at large. Paper packaging alone creates major destruction in the forests, and each year 32% of the US domestic waste stream consists of containers and packaging. The Southern area of the US  produces nearly 25% of the world’s paper, and paper packaging is the number one paper product produced in this region.  All that destruction to produce packaging that often has a short life and limited use.

It seems just as easy to reuse packaging materials as it is to purchase new. Since Jan 2000 when Paloma Pottery was born, over 90% of packaging materials used have been collected from local business and the like.  Using new boxes made from recycled post consumer waste when necessary and all recycled packaging materials wherever possible keeps Paloma Pottery from producing more waste than necessary. Junk mail can be reused with in house printing. Even envelops included in junk mailings can also be reused – using the left over pieces of mailing labels to easily cover and label for new use.

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2 Responses to “Sustainable Business Practices – Using Recycled Packaging”

  1. Joe Grygny says:

    Reuse of paper packaging is very desireable and should be encouraged. Also, it should be know that paper made from wood and other fibers, are renewable resources as opposed to oil based materials. The forest insdustry plants and grows more trees(1.7 million per day), than are harvested. There are more trees growing today than in 1952. This growth is favorable with respect to carbon footprints as well as significantly helping to reduce the use of fossil fuels in energy production.

  2. Marlyn Kittleson says:

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