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Fixating on a single item or material misses the point. If we’re serious about sustainability, we need to zoom out. Sustainability isn’t one-dimensional. It requires context and can’t be assessed through a single lens. Packaging function, consumer behavior, recycling access, infrastruc- ture, material inputs, and viable and strong end markets for materials all matter. One item isn’t the villain. Oversimplification is. What we need are coordinated, evidence-based strat- egies that reflect this complexity — and that support infra- structure, innovation, education, and shared responsibility across the system. That includes recognizing the value of renewable and recyclable materials like paper packaging, which already benefit from widespread access to recycling and estab- lished end markets that enable the reuse of recycled fi- bres. It’s also clear that consumers want convenience — but there are trade-offs in the decisions we make as a soci- ety. We all make choices when we shop, just as we make choices in how we manage our waste. Context matters. Education matters. So does the bigger picture: how we consume, how our waste is managed, and how systems can be improved to reduce what ends up in landfills. Let’s reframe the conversation from pitting materi- We all have a role to play—as businesses, consumers, and gov- ernments—in minimizing waste and shaping smarter, more sustainable packaging systems for the future. Rachel Kagan is the Executive Di- rector of the Paper & Paperboard Packaging Environmen- tal Council. Rachel Kagan als and items against each other to outcomes that reflect the real world. Because it was never just about the straws.
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Sauer provides intelligent solutions for scoring, slitting, slit-scoring, and perforating on corrugators and floor slitters; and glue tab cutting, creasing, slotting, trimming and scrap chopping on presses. New, featured offerings include FRX Adjustable Folding Rail System and G3 Scoring System: the latest proven creasing technology on the market.
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Interactive website for Stafford Corrugated Products and Stafford Cutting Dies. Featuring online ordering of replace- ment parts. Also, visitors can automatically calculate sheet size for most die-cut standards.
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SUN Automation Group is the global leader in providing innovative solutions to the corrugated industry. SUN engi- neers and builds the SUN625 Rotary Die Cutter, provides sales, service and support in North and Central America for Latitude Machinery Corporation, manufacturer of Mini to Jumbo FFG and RDCs. Additionally, SUN is the North Amer- ican, UK and Ireland sales and service provider for Para Machinery’s line of equipment, and is the North American sales provider for Highcon. SUN also powers the corrugat- ed industry’s premier IIoT platform, Helios, and is the OEM source for Langston/Staley equipment parts and service. THACKER INDUSTRIAL SERVICE COMPANY www.thackerindustrial.com Specializing in corrugated machinery, T.I.S.CO. offers quali- ty-made products, support services, and more. T.I.S.CO. has a reputation of dependability, not only in the product, but in service and support. With more than 25 years’ experience, T.I.S.CO. installs equipment and machinery, moves or sets up entire plants, rewires and rebuilds - all over the world. VT GROUP www.vtgrouponline.com VT offers prepress services for the POP display and corru- gated shipping container industry including graphic design, optimized digitally imaged printing plates and innovative pre-mounting solutions. Our large-format digital printing fa- cility (Digital Impact) is a leading short-run manufacturer of distinctive POP displays and signage where litho-like graph-
AF&PA Releases April 2025 Packaging Papers Report
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) re- leased the April 2025 Packaging Papers Monthly report. Total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in April decreased 3 percent compared to April 2024. They were down 3 percent when compared to the same 4 months of 2024. The operating rate for unbleached packaging papers was 86.5 percent, up 1.9 points from April 2024 and up 1.6 points year-to-date. Shipments of the biggest subgrade in bleached pack- aging papers—food wrapping—were 27,700 short tons for the month of April, up 6.6 percent from the same month last year, and up 11.2 percent year-to-date.
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WPR Services was established in 2016. What originally start- ed as a technical services company expanded its product offerings to include a machine center learning platform POWtalk™. Our analysis of video, audio, machine metrics, employee ergometrics, and person to person conversation provides a way to identify safety and process inefficiencies.
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