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Kinko’s marks milestones with Neenah Paper: Adds first FSC-certified Kinko’s, Inc. and Neenah Paper said in a joint press release July 16 that Kinko’s® has upgraded seven paper stocks from 30 to 100% post-consumer recycled content and added its first Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) selection through Neenah Paper’s ENVIRONMENT® Brand. Kinko’s is based in Dallas, TX, and Neenah Paper, a unit of Kimberly-Clark Corp. is based in Roswell, GA. Kinko’s selected Neenah Paper’s 100% post-consumer fiber ENVIRONMENT line for seven of its resume, executive and card stock papers, including the FSC-certified ENVIRONMENT Ultra Bright White. Ultra Bright White contains a minimum of 20% FSC- certified fiber. The remainder is post-consumer fiber. The FSC’s international labeling scheme for forest products is designed to provide consumers with a credible guarantee that the product comes from a well-managed forest. “Earlier this year, Kinko’s introduced our Forest-based Product Procurement Policy, which incorporates a strict set of vendor requirements and establishes a central set of recycled content standards,” said Larry Rogero, Kinko’s director of environmental affairs. “Because of Neenah’s experience in the marketplace, we were able to work with Kinko’s to supply the 100% post-consumer fiber in colors and finishes that best meet Kinko’s requirements,” said Gerry Rector, senior product development manager, Neenah Paper. “The ENVIRONMENT 100% post-consumer fiber papers are available to all our customers as well as to Kinko’s.” Kinko’s says the new paper selections are expected to increase its use of post-consumer recycled content paper. The introduction of an FSC-certified selection is the first step toward Kinko’s long-term plan to purchase only forest-based products from suppliers that have independently third-party certified, well-managed forests. In addition to the 100% post-consumer and FSC-certified papers from Neenah Paper, Kinko’s will continue to offer customers an alternative fiber paper from Neenah — Mesa White, which contains 50% sugar cane and 50% post-consumer recycled fiber. |
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