Announcing Choose Cartons - Because Packaging Matters

Besides the age-old pledging to lose weight for the New Year, did you and family decide to work on going green or recycling more?  Not many people think of protecting the environment, when they are looking to make improvements for the New Year.  And, then, April comes around and we celebrate Earth Day.  Did you celebrate Earth Day?  Did your children do projects in school centered around Earth Day and protecting/saving our planet?  If you did observe Earth Day, are you continue to work on helping to protect the Earth, so that generations to come can enjoy it?  I recently read about a new website, www.choosecartons.com, that was launched by Evergreen Packaging, to help bring awareness to choosing paper cartons when you food shop. This website provides a fun, resourceful platform for those already green-leaning consumers to promote cartons and a resource for others to get more information.  While there, don't forget to play the interactive Carton Checkout game, obtain useful green tips, get information on carton recycling and be inspired by recycled-carton art. Consumers who want to spread the news about cartons to civic organizations and schools can do so with downloadable presentations and hand-outs, available through this informative website.

In addition to launching this new website, as part of the campaign, Evergreen Packaging is also making a monetary donation to Habitat for Humanity®. As the carton message grows virally and more join the CHOOSECARTONS conversation, the donation amount to Habitat for Humanity will increase.  How great is that.  You can visit the Choose Cartons website here, where you simply have to click on the Twitter or Facebook icons, and a comment about choosing about "Choosing Cartons" with be shared with your family and friends.  Not only will you be helping to educate them on the importance of paper cartons, but you will be healthy a worthwhile cause, Habitat for Humanity®.

Did you know?:

• Over 41 million households have access to carton recycling, and that number is on the rise. In addition, cartons are made from renewable materials – more than 70 percent of the carton is made from paper, all from trees from responsibly managed forests.
• Packaging plays a very important role in keeping food and beverages fresh. The environmental impact of a package is just as important as the contents inside. 
• Cartons are recyclable where facilities exist. The paper fiber contained in cartons is valuable. Recycled cartons are used to make products such as tissue, office paper, wall boards and other building materials.  To learn if your community accepts cartons for recycling, please visit www.recyclecartons.com or check with your local recycling program.
• Cartons are made with renewable energy. More than 50 percent of the energy used to make the paper in Evergreen Packaging’s cartons comes from biomass.
• Responsible forestry promotes new forest growth, and these forests help to diminish greenhouse gases. Forests remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it in trees. In the US, due to both increases in the total area of forest land and increases in the carbon stored per acre, an additional 192 million metric tons of carbon are sequestered each year through responsible forest management programs nationwide. This offsets roughly 11% of the country’s industrial greenhouse gas emissions, the equivalent of removing almost 135 million passenger vehicles from the nation’s highways.

I was surprised at these facts, too. After reading these the first time, I then headed to my refrigerator to see what foods were in paper packaging and cartons.  To my dismay, I only had one paper carton with milk in it.  The rest of foods were in plastic -- cartons, wrappers, etc.  I always questioned the freshness of foods, such as milk, if they are packaged in a paper carton.  I remember hearing that the light from the refrigerator can spoil foods that it can to, like open containers, paper containers, etc.  But, after visiting the Choose Cartons website, I am not more educated about paper packaging and will be making the switch to this type of packaging, when it is available, during each grocery trip.

Watch the following video to learn how to recycle your cartons:

I dare you to take the Fridge Hunt Challenge and see what types of packaging you buy more of.  Surprised?  Want to do your part and learn more about the benefits of paper cartons.  Then, head on over the Choose Cartons website to learn, and share this knowledge with friends and family.

For more details, visit choosecartons.com. Join the conversation!  Follow @choosecartons on Twitter and via Facebook at facebook.com/choosecartons. 
About Evergreen Packaging®
Evergreen Packaging is a global leader in creating fiber-based packaging solutions customized to deliver product freshness and brand distinction. Evergreen Packaging is a vertically integrated packaging company, delivering total solutions of barrier paperboard, technical expertise, equipment and service.
Evergreen Packaging cartons have the eco-friendly attributes consumers want: more than 70 percent of the carton is made from paper derived from a renewable resource: trees. Cartons are also recyclable for an increasing number of households. In addition, our carto

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For more details, visit choosecartons.com. Join the conversation!  Follow @choosecartons on Twitter and via Facebook at facebook.com/choosecartons.

About Evergreen Packaging®

Evergreen Packaging is a global leader in creating fiber-based packaging solutions customized to deliver product freshness and brand distinction. Evergreen Packaging is a vertically integrated packaging company, delivering total solutions of barrier paperboard, technical expertise, equipment and service.

Disclosure: I wrote this review while participating in a campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Evergreen and received a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.