Sustainable Product Offering

Environmental choices for pressure sensitive applications

Paper made from wood fiber is a sustainable substrate choice for your Pressure Sensitive (PS) labeling needs. It is difficult for other substrates to match the combination of cost efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of paper. Paper is made from a renewable resource (wood), and is recyclable. Paper also has a higher recovery rate than other substrate choices such as plastic, which makes it a great choice for initiating a sustainable lifecycle. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in 2008, 65.5% of paper and paperboard used in the United States for containers and packaging was recovered from the waste stream for recycling. This compares to a 13.2% recovery rate for plastics.*

• Responsibly sourcing of raw materials
• Continuously improving its manufacturing environmental footprint
• Incorporating sustainability into product design
• Encouraging employee and community involvement in environmental sustainability

Determine the sustainability attributes your customers want

In an effort to optimize sustainability in product design, Boise has been guided by market research in the pressure sensitive industry, which generated the following insights:** 

• Recycled fiber content and chain of custody certifications are the two most cited attributes industry participants plan to include in sustainability action plans
• Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain of custody certifications are equally valued across PS Label printers, converters, package designers and brand owners
• Recycled fiber content in PS label facestocks results in the greatest impact on purchase probability across all key supply chain participants

* Source: EPA Municipal Solid Waste 2008 Fact Sheet

** Source: Boise Sustainability Profiles Study February 2008