Are you really environmentally friendly?
Environmental protection is a general trend in all walks of life. The paper industry is closely related to the printing and packaging industry. In the past, the outside world has always been regarded as not environmentally friendly. Today, however, the climate is changing rapidly and natural disasters are still frequent; rainforests are rapidly disappearing, and more and more species are facing extinction ... Most of them are related to the disappearance of trees. You, me, can you still be indifferent?
As a result, many large international companies have required manufacturers to obtain certification related to the sustainable development of forests. In addition to FSC, there are PEFC, SFI, CSA and other certification systems. Although the respective standards are different, the goal is the same: to make the forest sustainable and maintain species diversity.
Every day you say you want to be environmentally friendly, how much do you know about so-called environmentally friendly paper? Is environmentally friendly paper equivalent to recycled paper? Is recycled paper necessarily environmentally friendly? Is the cost of recycled paper cheaper?
Come and see the answer below.
Myth 1: Eco-friendly paper = recycled paper? Reengineering = environmental protection?
Some paper mills and paper shops have reported that when customers inquired about environmentally friendly paper in the past, most of them thought that environmentally friendly paper was equivalent to recycled paper, and recycled paper must be environmentally friendly. The fact?
Sappi sales manager Lu Weixiong said, "In the past, customers said that environmentally friendly paper refers to recycled paper. In recent years, it has been referring to forest-certified paper. In fact, in a broad sense, environmental paper can be very wide. The environmental impact reduction can be called environmental protection paper, which can be divided into several aspects. One is the source of wood pulp, whether it is from a certified or regulated forest; the other is whether the processing process is environmentally friendly and whether it produces waste; The third is energy use and carbon emissions. The fourth is the management of paper mills and environmental protection policies. After all, forest certification is ultimately audited by means of documents. "
AIA Paper Wu Yanqun said, “Although the most popular environmentally friendly paper is FSC paper, low-carbon paper is also environmentally friendly paper. In the manufacturing process of low-carbon paper, the paper mill will reduce carbon emissions as much as possible, that is, using wind power and hydraulic power. Of course, the cost will increase when we wait for power generation. "In this regard, Jinli Hongkong Tan Siqi also said," Now there are more large companies concerned about the carbon emissions of paper. Jinli will also promote this message and related products to the market. . "
In the past, chlorine gas was added to papermaking, but now many paper mills have already made paper with the ECF (chlorine-free) / TCF (completely chlorine-free) method. Marketing Director Lu Jinhua of Xingtaihang added, "In addition to chlorine-free, water quality, coating, As part of Starch, will those chemicals harm the environment or harm the health of workers. "Jindong (Trade) Hong Kong Environmental Promotion Department also said," When producing environmentally friendly paper, factories should pay attention to whether the wastewater or COD emissions in the papermaking process are If it is well controlled, we should also pay attention to the carbon footprint assessment of pulp and paper companies and the level of carbon emissions per ton of paper. "
"There is a very interesting phenomenon. In our case, when a customer hears that it is recycled paper, they will no longer care whether it is chlorine-free bleaching or contains other harmful substances." Zhisheng Group Tan Aipei said .
In addition to the more well-known requirements for environmentally friendly paper, Lu Weixiong also added, "Durability paper standards have not yet been concerned by many people. In fact, the more durable the paper, the more environmentally friendly, for example, if a book can be stored for several years, it will not turn yellow. There is no need to reprint; or the document does not need to be reprinted after being placed for two years, which is helpful for environmental protection. If it can pass the ISO 9706 test, it means that it is not easy to turn yellow under certain circumstances. "
In fact, the raw materials or harmful substances in recycled paper may also form pollution during the production of recycled pulp, which needs to be handled very carefully. Therefore: environmentally friendly paper is not necessarily equal to recycled paper, and if recycled paper is not handled carefully, it is not necessarily environmentally friendly.
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