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dress immediate challenges, while also working to meet the needs of the next generation by creating solutions that are aligned with the principles of the circular economy,” said Wouter van Tol, head of sustainability, community and government affairs for DS Smith. “By taking a whole systems approach, we have a huge opportunity to make significant progress against our environmental, social and governance responsibilities.” After measurable progress against its nine long-term sustainability goals, the “Now and Next Sustainability Strategy” has been introduced as part of a strategic re- view and vision to be the leading supplier of sustainable packaging. In the past year, DS Smith met a number of sustainability milestones, including an 11 percent reduc- tion in emissions in 2019 compared to 2015 on a like-for- like basis and 100% engagement in community programs across its sites employing more than 50 people. An international packaging company, it produced over 17 billion boxes in 2019/20 and is Europe’s largest card- board and paper recycler, managing 6 million tons per year, making it a net positive recycler. DS Smith is one of only 16 Strategic Partners of the Ellen MacArthur Foun- dation – the recognized global authority on the circular economy. New Fiber And The Importance Of Sustainably Managed Forests BY RACHEL KENYON Last month, I highlighted the importance of recycling pizza boxes to be used in the manufacturing of new corrugat-
OHIO BLOW PIPE/ADVANCED AIRSYSTEMS www.obpairsystems.com For 85 years the Ohio Blow Pipe company and its whol- ly owned subsidiary, Advanced Airsystems, have provided the corrugated and folding carton industries with systems and products to process scrap. We engineer, fabricate, in- stall, service, provide system audits, and offer a wide range of scrap systems, dust collection systems and products to include cyclones, under roof AIR-SCREEN™ systems, pit belt systems, CLEANAIR dust collectors, Mist-Clone™ dust control systems for vacuum feeds, material handling fans, ductwork, switch valves, airveyors, balers, shredders and dust briquetters. OMP www.omp.com OMP helps companies facing complex planning challenges to excel, grow and thrive by offering the best digitized sup- ply chain planning solution on the market. Its Unison Plan- ning concept has a unique approach. It handles all supply chain planning challenges in a unified way, synchronizing all planning stages, horizons, functions and roles. Hundreds of customers run OMP’s cloud-based solution to generate more value by making informed decisions. OMP invests one out of every three dollars earned into innovation.
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ed boxes. This month, as wildfires continue to burn in the western United States, I thought it was im- portant to recognize the need for new fiber that enters the corru- gated system through sustainably managed forests. As a manufacturing sector, wood products including corru-
GF PUHL designs, manufactures and installs air conveyed scrap & dust collection systems for the packaging and cor- rugated industries. With 37 years of experience, USA and International. We offer below or above roof systems featur- ing cyclones OR screen separators with real time pressure balancing for optimal dust control. High efficiency cyclones for sheet transfer exhaust systems eliminate water con- sumption and deliver dust directly to compactor or briquet- ter for low maintenance, long term sustainability and reli- ability. System audits, dust explosivity tests and dust hazard analysis (DHA’s) available. Re-manufactured balers, filters, blowers and shredders available at significant savings.
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gated packaging, rely on trees harvested from managed forests as a renewable raw material source. We need both new and recycled fibers to maintain a balanced cir- cular system. In the US, 3.2 million seedlings are planted each day, becoming 1.2 billion seedlings planted each year. These seedlings eventually become forests. One-third of U.S. landmass, or 751 million acres, are classified as forest- land. Of this, 504 million acres are classified as timber- lands. These timberlands are managed forests, many of them on family-owned and operated tree farms. On these farms, the crop is trees instead of corn,
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