Colbert Packaging Brings TICCIT To Sheltered-At-Home Children Lake Forest, Illinois based Colbert Packaging, in partner- ship with the Paperboard Packaging Council’s “Trees Into Cartons, Cartons Into Trees” (TICCIT) program, present- ed a modified program for children learning from home in 2020. In years past, Colbert employees brought the hands-on program to area grade schools, teaching en- vironmental awareness. This year, colorful activity work- sheets were distributed to interested families, along with an educational PowerPoint presentation. The presentation teaches the life cycle of a paperboard folding carton, derived from a tree, and reborn as a new tree. As the tree grows and the paperboard ‘potting con- tainer’ decomposes, it feeds the sapling. Children also learn how paper is made and why trees and recycling are important. For example, according to the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA), trees help us breathe by absorbing more than 10 pounds of CO2 each year, and two-thirds of the nation’s drinking water comes from for- ests ( www.afandpa.org/our-industry/fun-facts ). For the hands-on portion, children followed simple steps to plant seeds, a starter plant or a sapling in a pa- perboard carton filled with soil. They could then choose to start the seedlings indoors or plant the specially prepared containers into the ground.
By reinforcing the importance of trees in our lives, and the sustainability of paperboard packaging, Colbert Pack- aging encourages parents to model and talk with their chil- dren about taking an active role in recycling. For more in- formation about the TICCIT program, visit the Paperboard Packaging Council’s TICCIT page. Visit PPC’s web site at paperbox.org or Colbert Pack- aging’s website at www.colbertpkg.com for more info. Paper And Packaging Statistics, Infographics Available For Download Paper and packaging products, so essential to daily life, are preferred by consumers and brands alike, according to research shown in a series of downloadable infograph- ics offered by the Paper and Packaging Board (P+PB). Research data shows 64 percent of surveyed consum- ers agree that they think more highly of companies that package their products in paper-based packaging, and 79 percent agree that even as technology becomes more ad- vanced, paper continues to play an important role in daily life. This data, and many more statistics, are available as shareable infographics and found in the virtual sales tool- kit P+PB has made available industry-wide. Companies, large and small, trying to meet their busi- ness and sustainability goals can now find readily avail- CONTINUED ON PAGE 22
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