The Green Side of Paper

Almost every mill now offers recycled and environmentally friendly papers today. In fact, most mills now offer grades with 30% recycled fiber at same price as virgin. If post consumer fiber is required, mills DO command an up charge. If a grade has 10% PCW generally mills charge between $1-3/cwt or $20-60/ton. Most end users are also requesting third party certification – FSC, SFI, and PEFC are the bigger associations that do this – all charge for their certification (typically $1/cwt - $20/ton). Most mills are also working hard to reduce their carbon footprint and many are reviewing energy generated from wind turbines.