Wood fiber from farm raised trees the main raw material in the production of corrugated and paperboard packaging - the only true 100% recyclable, renewable resource.

The Forest Products industry plants 1.7 million trees a day - a greater number than what is harvested. The paper industry recovers more material from municipal waste than all other industries combined. Recovered paper accounted for 37.1% of U.S. paper industry's fiber needs in 2004. The amount of paper recovered for recycling continues to outpace the amount sent to landfills ~ 50 million tons recycled vs. 38 million tons landfilled.

Mid South Packaging uses 15% recycled content for linerboard, and 70% recycled content for medium. We recycle over 99% of all paperboard waste that is generated by each of its facilities. On average, that equates to over 2,500 tons of paperboard every year. Mid South maintains a constant vigilance over environmental issues in the packaging industry through the following associations:

• Sustainable Packaging Association (www.sustainablepackaging.com)
• Paper Industry Association Council (www.paperrecycles.com)
• Paperboard Packaging Alliance (www.paperboardpackaging.org)
• 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance (www.rpa100.com)
• Abundant Forests Alliance (www.abundantforests.org)
• Sustainable Forestry Board (www.aboutsfb.org)