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According to a recent survey, Wisconsin ranks third in terms of being supportive of recycling, with almost 80 percent of residents reporting that they recycle. However…

This week, we had the pleasure of announcing our exciting Cup to Cup: Closing the Loop partnership project — an innovative collaboration between Sustana Fiber and three other supply chain partners, working together to demonstrate that Starbucks cups could be recycled and turned into new cups.

Two types of recycled fiber – composed of either post-consumer reclaimed material or pre-consumer reclaimed material – can be used to make recycled paper. The two are fundamentally different, as specified in these definitions from the FSC®

Sustana partners with Alpine Waste & Recycling to recover items from trash Tens of billions of single-use coffee cups, many of which could have been recycled, end up in landfills each year in the United … Continued

Accelerating demands for sustainable products and responsible corporate behavior are reshaping the food, beverage and restaurant industries – and with them the food packaging industry.

Most consumers are unaware of the steps and parties involved in the process of transforming paper recovered from recycling bins into final products.

One small change made by Production Superintendent Phil Nysse at Sustana Fiber in De Pere, Wisconsin managed to reduce fresh water consumption at the plant by just under eight per cent per ton of fiber recycled, since 2016 when the change was made.