Sustainable Post-It Notes
Posted on 18. May, 2009 by admin in Green Printing
The company that makes the ubiquitous Post-It notes has stepped up efforts to ensure its ubiquitous products do not contribute to deforestation, having secured chain-of-custody certification from the U.S.-based Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI).
St-Paul, Minn.-based 3M announced last month that it has been awarded the certificate for all the Post-it Note and Post-it Easel products that the company ships in the U.S., after putting in place tracking systems that allow it to identifies the amount of certified, uncertified and recycled content in the forest products it buys, uses or sells.
“SFI Chain-of-Custody Certification reinforces our environmental commitment with the ability to trace the fiber used to make Post-it products from forest source to final product,” said Jack Truong, general manager of 3M’s office supplies division. “This assures consumers that the paper used to make Post-it Note and Post-it Easel products is sourced from well-managed forests where trees are replanted.”…Read Entire Article
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