Fashion Pioneer Stella McCartney Shares New Study on the Impacts of 10 Sources for Manmade Cellulose Fiber

New study reveals lighter environmental footprint for fibres sourced from flax and recycled clothing.

The “Holy Grail” of Directories for North America’s Best Environmental Papers

As a growing number of manufacturers seek to meet the growing market for environmental papers and packaging, Canopy launched its updated Ecopaper Database today. The much-anticipated 2017 iteration of this online resource features more than 450 printing and writing grade papers, office stationery products and packaging with high recycled, agricultural residue/alternative or Forest Stewardship Council […]

Better LCA, Better Decisions: New Product Category Rule Developed for Roundwood and Pulp/Paper

EMERYVILLE, CA, Jan 26, 2017 – An innovative Product Category Rule (PCR) specifying rules for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) focused on wood and paper has been developed by the North American Environmental Paper Network (EPN), an independent not-for-profit coalition with diverse expertise in forest and paper sustainability issues, and SCS Global Services (SCS), a leader in […]

The NHL’s Minnesota Wild Are Leaders in the Greening of Sports

On May 15th I had the opportunity to represent the Environmental Paper Network as a panelist for an online event organized by the Green Sports Alliance. It was a great forum to speak to stadium operations executives and other managers and consultants in the culturally significant world of professional sports on topics of waste reduction, […]

Why the toxic tampon issue isn’t going away

In the past year, scientists and health professionals have voiced growing concern over the potential risks of using tampons and other personal hygiene products such as diapers. Increasing evidence suggests some of these products contain trace levels of toxins that, over time, could pose a significant health risk to those who use them. These toxins […]

Law and order? Flawed air permit for planned Sun Bio pulp mill provokes formal objections in Arkansas

In Gum Springs, Arkansas, about an hour southwest of Little Rock, site preparation is beginning and the tracks of rail-line spurs are being laid down, for a planned $1.8 billion pulp mill that has not yet been permitted by regulators. The mill is proposed to be built and operated by Sun Bio Materials, a division […]

In a transparent attempt to protect government mandated and lucrative product sales through forced paper delivery of shareholder reports, paper industry trade associations and an astro-turf consumer organization called The Coalition for Paper Options are petitioning the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to prohibit the recent Securities and Exchange Commission decision […]

Environmental Paper Network Launches Extensive Update to its Paper Calculator

Popular environmental impact estimator aims to drive innovation in paper use and purchasing Asheville, NC – An improved web-based Paper Calculator, launched today by the Environmental Paper Network-North America, will provide tens of thousands of annual users with new information and features to help them measure the impacts of their paper and reduce that impact […]