Tetra Pak, the world leader in food processing and packaging solutions, has announced that many of its Irish customers will now be able to use the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label across the nation’s favourite brands.
The majority of Tetra Pak cartons in Ireland can now use paperboard sourced from FSC certified forests and other controlled sources, demonstrating the company’s ongoing commitment to responsible forest management.
The move comes as part of the company’s ongoing drive to attain certified traceability from forest to consumer according to the highest available standard – FSC.
This development will see supply increase from 200 million FSC certified packs available globally in 2008, to over 1.5 billion packs in Ireland and the UK alone. All the European mills supplying Tetra Pak’s paperboard have FSC Chain of Custody certification in place, demonstrating traceability and acceptability of the board used.
Tetra Pak is also committed to increasing the recycling of its cartons, which can be used as raw material for other products. In 2008, 25.6 billion cartons were recycled worldwide – up 64% since 2002. Over the next year, 75% of the cartons made by Tetra Pak for Ireland and the UK will become FSC certified.
