The
Canadian paper packaging industry's environmental council, PPEC, today
announced the launch of a new website specifically focussed on paper bags: www.paperbagscanada.org
"There
is information (and a lot of misinformation) about paper bags scattered all
over the place," said PPEC Executive Director, John Mullinder. "What
we are trying to do here is to ensure that customers and consumers have easy
access to accurate, concise, and current information on the paper bags used in
Canada."
The
website has sections on the different types of paper bags and what they are
made from; the renewability of Canada's forest resource; the mills' high use of
carbon-neutral biomass or renewable energy to make bag material; and the
widespread recyclability and compostability of paper bags themselves. There is
a section on policy issues such as bag bans and fees, and life cycle analysis.
There's even a quiz and a "Fact and Fiction" section.
