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FEFCO reports that the CO2 footprint for the corrugated board industry is currently 491 kgCO2e/t, which it says demonstrates a “significant improvement” compared to 531 kgCO2e/t in 2018.
The data for the production of paper and board and conversion into corrugated boxes was sourced from the 2021 European Database for Corrugated Board Life Cycle Studies, organised by FEFCO and Cepi ContainerBoard (CCB).
The CO2 calculation methodology is based on Cepi’s ‘Framework for Carbon Footprints for Paper and Board Products, April 2017’ and the CITPA’s ‘Guidelines for calculating carbon footprints for paper-based packaging, March 2018’. The Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg (ifeu) independently peer-reviewed the Cepi and CITA frameworks, apparently finding them to be compatible with the requirements of the ‘Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard’ of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol by the World Resources Institute.
According to FEFCO, this result reflects the efforts made by the European corrugated industry and its paper suppliers to reduce their environmental impact.
A recent life cycle assessment commissioned by FEFCO found that corrugated board has comparative benefits in the climate change category when compared to reusable plastic crates, although the research concluded that the performance of each packaging type depends on a range of factors and cautions against one-size-fits-all decision making.
According to FEFCO, single-use corrugated cardboard demonstrates a lower environmental impact than reusable plastic packaging solutions – but variable performances across sustainability categories ultimately provide uncertain conclusions. Can comparing materials – and, in some cases, pitting reuse against recycling – actually provide actionable solutions when it comes to facilitating a circular economy for packaging?
Responding to the gap in specific EU regulations for paper and board with food contact applications, the European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers (FEFCO) has developed a methodology for testing the compliance of printed corrugated board.
FEFCO, which represents the corrugated packaging industry across Europe, has today released its Corrugated Packaging Recyclability Guidelines aimed at optimising recyclability via design parameters for paper and board packaging.
SICK has developed a new Roller Sensor Bar designed for quick and easy installation, high sensing performance, and preventing conveyor jams that can cause unplanned downtime in packaging, parcel sorting, and logistics hubs.
Turner Labels, a US label converter based in Kentucky, recently announced an innovative label collaboration with Mirror Twin Brewing (MTB). With the help of an HP Indigo 6900 digital press, the companies have developed a craft beer can label utilizing blacklight UV ink.
Greenall’s Original London Dry Gin is now available in Frugalpac’s paper bottle, which features a food-grade plastic pouch containing the gin that can be separated from the paperboard and both parts recycled respectively depending on local recycling facilities.
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