This is Emerald Brand’s commitment to its line of wood-free, disposable products. In 2011, when we first reported on the 21-year-old company, the supplier of eco-friendly disposables and cleaning products launched 70% tree-free bath towels, wipes and facial tissues, as well as 100% tree-free disposable products. plate.
Instead of using natural wood fibers or even recycled paper, Emerald Brand’s products use bagasse – the residue from the extraction of sugar cane juice. The use of bagasse in products allows agricultural waste to be recycled and prevents the formation of polluting gases when burned as waste. Producing bagasse products also requires less energy and chemicals than producing paper products from wood.
Emerald Brand has expanded its product line beyond tissue paper, napkins and plates. It also sells food packaging, cups, eco-friendly cleaning products, cutlery and cups made from plant-based biodegradable plastic and more.
In addition to environmental benefits, Emerald Brand products are less expensive than traditional paper towels and napkins, making them affordable for the company’s business customers. Emerald Brand has also recently focused on converting agricultural waste into products.
“Our goal is to make sustainable business choices,” said RJ Bianculli, director of Paradigm Group, which owns the Emerald brand. “The Emerald brand allows companies to make responsible decisions without sacrificing budget. It’s a win-win. both for business and for the environment.”
In 2017, we began working with American farmers to transform their traditionally discarded materials into high-quality, sustainable products for everyday use. We value American farmers and job creation, which is why we are now expanding treeless production in the United States. Emerald’s farm-to-farm solutions are the ideal way to give back to American farmers, combat deforestation, and provide healthy products at affordable prices. “
Emerald Brands is part of a growing business movement to produce recyclable and non-toxic household products. Earth911 recently spoke with Terry Lehmann, founder and CEO of True Green Enterprises, a company that makes a variety of wood-free, compostable paper products, as well as new bamboo straws that help solve the problem of plastic straw overload.
Seventh Generation, another green products company that makes eco-friendly home cleaning products, as well as paper products and trash bags, has committed to listing all the ingredients in its products to help consumers choose non-toxic household products. The company recently helped pass California’s SB-258 (Cleaning Products Right to Know Act), which requires ingredient disclosure on the packaging of all cleaning products by 2020.
With this strong push, consumer choices and available information when shopping have become more sophisticated. But making the choice to avoid wasteful production and toxins that harm the environment or personal health is easy.
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on March 1, 2011 and updated in October 2020 to replace a broken link.
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Post time: May-30-2024