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Flushing the Climate 2023: A Follow Up Scorecard on Which U.S. Stores are Still Selling the World’s Most Destructive Toilet Paper

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Environmental Paper Network Statement on the Suspension of the EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines for Office Paper and the Availability of Recycled Papers

In response to a fire that caused a temporary disruption in the production of several major US suppliers’ 30% post-consumer recycled content (PCRC) white copy paper, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) recently suspended the requirement that it comply with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) for office paper. We strongly encourage […]

Paper Excellence whistleblowers and investigative journalism project lead to calls for parliamentary hearings in Canada

In November 2021, the relatively small and privately owned company, Paper Excellence, acquired Domtar, a major, publicly-traded North American uncoated freesheet paper and packaging producer that today has 11 pulp and paper mills and 9 manufacturing and converting facilities in the U.S.and Canada, in a transaction valued at $3 billion USD. Not long after, in […]

Investigation reveals giant North America pulp and forestry company’s links to deforestation and social conflicts through ownership structure

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2022 ASHEVILLE/TORONTO/SAN FRANCISCO – A new report released today by the Environmental Paper Network, together with Greenpeace, Rainforest Action Network and Woods & Wayside International reveals in new detail the corporate ownership of Paper Excellence, which is about to become the largest pulp and forestry company in Canada. The investigation […]

Join the team at EPN-North America as our new Programs Coordinator

Position Available: Programs Coordinator, Environmental Paper Network – North America The Environmental Paper Network-North America is seeking a motivated candidate to join our team and help protect communities, the climate and endangered forests by shaping the future of paper and packaging consumption in North America and beyond. As Programs Coordinator for EPN-North America, you will […]

Flushing the Climate: Which U.S. Stores are Still Selling the World’s Most Destructive Toilet Paper?

9 years after their highly publicized Forest Conservation Policy was announced, monitoring by Indonesian and international NGOs finds Asia Pulp and Paper is failing to keep its promises, damaging the climate and harming local communities in Indonesia. EPN-North America and partners contacted 27 major U.S. grocery stores and retailers who currently or have recently sold […]

Pharmaceutical Prescribing Labels: An Enormous Opportunity to Eliminate Pointless Paper Waste in the United States

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#Jobs: EPN-North America seeks candidates for Reducing Consumption Coordinator position

Reducing Consumption Coordinator The Environmental Paper Network-North America is seeking a candidate to join our network team and help shape the future of paper consumption in North America and beyond. The Reducing Consumption Coordinator will lead our “Paper Use Efficiency Project” and work closely with Environmental Paper Network staff and member organizations on strategic educational […]

It’s Time for Companies and Lawmakers to Act on the Packaging Crisis

Shortly after the road turned to dirt, a sign greeted us, painted in the timeless yellow and brown style of so many erected by the U.S. Forest Service throughout the national forest system. “First Tract of National Forest,” it announced. It’s a woods I know well, full of conservation history, wild water, tall trees, big, […]