The New Zealand plantation forest and wood products industry is based on wholly renewable resources, producing 100% of its products from plantation forests and recycled waste fibre.
Catalogue, brochure, magazine and newsprint production results in 20% less direct CO2 emissions. Investing in new technology allows paper mills to develop an effective process to reduce CO2 emissions.
86% of Australians believe that consumers should have the right to choose how they receive communication (printed, or electronically) at no extra charge from financial organisations and service providers.
In 2017, one of New Zealand’s largest paper mills collected 299,403 tonnes of waste cardboard and paper, of which 205,605 tonnes (69%) was processed into paper products.
The proportion of waste paper recycled increased from 28% in 1990 to 85% in 2016, while the proportion of paper disposed of in landfill has declined since the mid-2000s.