FedEx Kinko’s to increase recycled paper use
Dec 8, 2004 3:23 PM
FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Services (Dallas) expects to raise its annual post-consumer recycled content average to an estimated 26.2 percent—a nine percent increase from its 2003 average. This will be achieved by moving from 10 percent to 30 percent post-consumer recycled content of the paper used behind the counter at more than 1,100 U.S. stores.
According to life-cycle calculations from Environmental Defense, the company will conserve an estimated 18,850 tons of wood annually, which equates to 92 billion BTUs of energy.
Steve Grupe, vice president of global sourcing for FedEx Kinko’s, says, “This achievement shows how establishing progressive purchasing policies and working closely with key suppliers enables a company like FedEx Kinko’s to pursue a more sustainable future.”
The company worked with International Paper and IP’s xpedx paper distribution business, resulting in a private-labeled paper that meets FedEx Kinko’s operational, quality and environmental parameters.
The new paper moves FedEx Kinko’s closer to achieving its goal, established in March, 2003, of a 30 percent post-consumer recycled content average across all of its paper and packaging.
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