Water
Fiber
Forest
EnergyIs 100% recycled truly sustainable? ..... If the entire industry moved to 100% recycled, we would run out of paper in 16 -18 months!
The US Forest Service reports that the paper industry replants and grows twice as many trees as they harvest. That is why forest in North America have grown over the last 50 years making trees one of our best renewable resources
The paper and packaging industry is leaving the environment better than it found it… replacing trees, returning energy and clean water to the community all on top of reusing recycled materials.
SUSTAINABILITY
Mill to Market
A Conscious Corporation
Our Sustainability Platform is
Water
Forest
Fiber
Energy
TRG strives to be a responsible steward of the environment with a forward-thinking business model building on opportunities to create a balanced ecosystem utilizing the 4 pillars of our Sustainability platform; Forest, Fiber, Water, & Energy.
OUR GOAL:
Improve water stewardship by continuously seeking new ways to refine our water conservation methods and ensuring water output is aligned with community needs.
Facilites:
All of TRG’s corrugators utilize continuous flow chiller systems saving up to 3,000,000 gallons of water annually company-wide.
Return water back in the most efficient way for the community it is in, I.E. returning it back to the river or water treatment plant where it can then be used for irrigation.
Upgrading to WaterSense technology with all renovations and new builds at TRG facilities.
OUR GOAL:
Optimize our fiber yield; promote innovative, sustainable design principles; and reuse paper waste generated in our facilities.
Facilites:
Our Recycle mills consume Old Corrugated Containers (OCC)
preventing over 700,000 tons per year of wastepaper
entering into the landfills.
We continue to develop higher strength grades requiring less fiber.
We design packaging for the most effective use of new
and recycled materials that maintains structural
integrity and maximizes trailer and warehouse space.
OUR GOAL:
To support healthy forest by expanding our measure of wood sourced through sustainable forestry programs
Mill Certifications:
FSC (Forest Stewardship Council), SFI (Sustainable Forestry Initiative) and PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) Wood Basing growing 25% more than being removed All Wood purchases are tracked through a verified tracking system to know where wood originates. Nearly 2/3 of our wood supply comes from the forest enhancement activites.
OUR GOAL:
Strategically reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout our facilities and increase energy efficiency in our production process.
Facilites:
- Transitioning of fork-lift fleet to electric from propane.
- Upgrading boilers to biomass boilers.
- Transitioning lift trucks to electric from propane.
- Transitioning lighting to LED & Motion Lights
OUR GOAL:
Improve water stewardship by continuously seeking new ways to refine our water conservation methods and ensuring water output is aligned with community needs.
Successes:
All of TRG’s corrugators utilize continuous flow chiller systems saving up to 3,000,000 gallons of water annually company-wide.
Return water back in the most efficient way for the community it is in, I.E. returning it back to the river or water treatment plant where it can then be used for irrigation.
Upgrading to WaterSense technology with all renovations and new builds at TRG facilities.
OUR GOAL:
Optimize our fiber yield; promote innovative, sustainable design principles; and reuse paper waste generated in our facilities.
Successes:
Our Recycle mills consume Old Corrugated Containers (OCC)
preventing over 700,000 tons per year of wastepaper
entering into the landfills.
We continue to develop higher strength grades requiring less fiber.
We design packaging for the most effective use of new
and recycled materials that maintains structural
integrity and maximizes trailer and warehouse space.
OUR GOAL:
To support healthy forest by expanding our measure of wood sourced through sustainable forestry programs
Successes:
FSC, SFI and PEFC Wood Basin growing 25% more than being removed All Wood purchases are tracked through a verified tracking system to know where wood originates.
Nearly 2/3 of our wood supply comes from the forest enhancement activites.
OUR GOAL:
Strategically reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout our facilities and increase energy efficiency in our production process.
Successes:
- Transitioning of fork-lift fleet to electric from propane.
- Upgrading boilers to biomass boilers.
- Transitioning lighting to LED & Motion Lights
The Life Cycle of a Box
Sustainability has always been at the core of who we are as an organization and as an industry of renewable resources.
FORTUNE 500 - CPG Company
Corrugated products are the most recycled packaging material. 93% of corrugated containers are recovered/ recycled (3 years average).TRG is an active recycler of Old Corrugated Containers (OCC). Our mills recycle, on average, about 360,000 tons per year of post-retail and post-consumer waste.
Our partner mills New-Indy and Integrity produce more than 750,000 tons of recycled containerboard per year; a recycled materials business that handle more than 1.5 million tons of old corrugated containers per year. The Catawba pulp & paper mill will produce over 400,000 tons /year of high-quality, ultra-lightweight virgin linerboard.
We understand that providing quality sustainable packaging solutions are important to our customers because they are important to consumers.
Focused on transportation efficiency, we optimize shipping schedules to reduce miles and fuel consumption by our trucks hence reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Our manufacturing and designer create designs to optimize our fiber yield; promote innovative, sustainable design principles; and reuse paper waste generated in our facilities.
Between our professional truck drivers and our facility locations, we can distribute to most of the US market in less than one day.
Our manufacturing processes are continually monitored for opportunities to reduce waste and increase efficiencies. We also utilize low-voc water-based inks that contain no solvents or heavy metals, utilize continuous water chillers saving over 3,000,000 gallons of water annually.
From Mill to Market we exercise every opportunity to increase efficiencies and not only provide our customers with speed to market but also top line product.
The United States plants 3.2 million seedlings each day, meaning that three seedlings are planted to every tree harvested. By planting these young trees, the paper industry has a perpetual supply of raw materials, unlike mining, oil, and gas who have limited natural resources.
Our partner Integrity Fiber diverts about 1.4 million tons of recovered paper waste away from landfills and back into the economy for reuse in manufacturing. By adding to the available fiber supply, we save trees & water, and reduce methane gases.
Young trees are more efficient at converting CO2 into oxygen and have a positive environmental impact. TRG’s Mill Division Partners hold SFI, FSC and PEFC Certifications. This means that our suppliers adhere to the highest standard for forestry stewardship and we use 100% wood fiber procurement from chain of custody.
TRG
Sustainability has always been at the core of who we are as an organization and as an industry of renewable resources.
FORTUNE 500 - CPG Company
The Life Cycle of A Box
The United States plants 3.2 million seedlings each day, meaning that three seedlings are planted to every tree harvested. By planting these young trees, the paper industry has a perpetual supply of raw materials, unlike mining, oil, and gas who have limited natural resources.
Young trees are more efficient at converting CO2 into oxygen and have a positive environmental impact. HCC Mill Division is both SFI and FSC certified. This means that our suppliers adhere to the highest standard for forestry stewardship and we use 100% wood fiber procurement from chain of custody.
Our mills receive about 60 truckloads per day of sawdust and waste wood from sawmills and landfills to be used as sustainable fuel for our process.
Focused on transportation efficiency, we optimize shipping schedules to reduce miles and fuel consumption by our trucks hence reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Our manufacturing processes are continually monitored for opportunities to reduce waste. We also utilize water-based inks that contain no solvents or heavy metals, more-efficient natural gas for boilers, maintain low (VOC) Volatile Organic Compounds, and are converting to 50% natural organic resin glue.
Our corrugated facilities utilize right-sizing boxes, where we use the latest software and board combination to provide box strength with the least amount of fiber. We are also Amazon APASS certified.
Between our professional truck drivers and our facility locations, we can distribute to most of the US market in less than one day.
From Mill to Market we exercise every opportunity to increase efficiencies and not only provide our customers with speed to market but also top line product.
We understand that providing quality sustainable packaging solutions are important to our customers because they are important to consumers.
Corrugated products are the most recycled packaging material. 93% of corrugated containers are recovered/ recycled (3 years average). Hood Container is an active recycler of Old Corrugated Containers (OCC). Our mills recycle, on average, about 360,000 tons per year of post-retail and post-consumer waste.
Our mills receive up to 40 truckloads a day of baled post-consumer Old Corrugated Containers from grocery stores and recycling facilities. Since 2014 HCC has increased use of recycled fiber by 74%.
Featured Case Study
Problem Statement:
Customer requested to replace fiberboard drums with metal rings to a more sustainable & efficient option.
TRG Answer:
TRG designed an die cut octagonal bin with locking bottom and a top cap supporting up to 250-300lbs of product load. Bin also accommodated customer’s custom racking & dolly system.
Benefits:
Environmentally friendly & recyclable
Reduced necessary warehouse space for storage.
Increased truckload quantity & reduced # of trucks.
Cleaner disposal process & took up less space.
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The Power of Green
Many of our corrugated facilities also focus on making Green Choices including:
- We continue to develop higher strength grades requiring less fiber.
- We design packaging for the most effective us of new & recycled materials, that protects products from wasteful breakage & maximizes truck space.
- We save 3,000,000 gallons of water annually utilizing continuous chiller systems & HVAC.
- Water is source from local water jurisdictions & returned for in the most efficient way for the municipality.
- Our Catawba mill utilizes biomass boilers that decrease the GHG emissions using renewable sources of fuel (such as bark & wood waste) in place of fossil fuel.
- 75% of our plants and warehouses have transitioned to LED lighting.
- We maximize our truckloads to ship full loads and thereby reducing our transit emissions.
- Our wood basin is monitored & currently growing 25% more than is being removed, meaning sound forestry principals are being successfully employed.
- All of our wood purchases are tracked through a verified tracking system so we know where our wood originates.
- Our virgin paper mill in Catawba, SC hold SFI, FSC and PEFC certifications.
- Our Recycle mills consume OCC preventing over 700,000 tons per year of wastepaper entering the landfill.
- Our partner recycling companies are among the largest independent recyclers in the US and recycle over 1,000,000 tons/year.
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