DISPOSABLE WIPERS HELP REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT
Wypall wipers from from Kimberly-Clark Professional have 35 percent more sheets than standard wiper packages, so fewer delivery trucks are on the road for less carbon emissions and less packaging waste is sent to landfills.
Posted: December 2, 2010
The latest generation of environmentally responsible disposable wipers from Kimberly-Clark Professional (Roswell, GA) are made of 40 percent recycled fiber wipers. Available under the WypAll brand, the WypAll X60, WypAll L40, and WypAll L30 Wipers:
? Are manufactured using 40 percent post-consumer recycled fiber, from sources including recycled cardboard boxes (seven are recycled to make one Jumbo Roll of WypAll X60) and recycled office paper (a ream is recycled to make one Jumbo Roll of WypAll L40).
? Contain up to 35 percent more sheets than standard packaging.
? Use up to 100 percent recycled fiber in the product packaging.
“In designing and manufacturing these new environmentally-responsible wipers, we examined the entire life cycle of the product. That includes everything from product design and the raw materials used, to how the product is manufactured, transported to customers and users, and eventually used and disposed of,” explains Ron Cox, category manager, Kimberly-Clark Professional. “We were able to identify ways to reduce the use and environmental impact of resources at every stage, in keeping with our Reduce Today, Respect Tomorrow program.”
Reduce Today, Respect Tomorrow is Kimberly-Clark Professional’s global environmental sustainability program and reflects the principle that the way we use resources today will shape the world of tomorrow. Reduction is the key to lowering the environmental impact of the company’s activities as well as those of customers.
The new WypAll wipers’ use of raw materials containing 40 percent post-consumer waste complies with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) comprehensive procurement guidelines. The virgin fiber used to manufacture the wipers comes from suppliers that have gained independent certification of their forest lands or their fiber procurement activities.
The fact that the new wipers contain up to 35 percent more sheets than standard wiper packages allows more product to be packaged in each case and wipers to fit in each truck, thus putting fewer trucks on the road and reducing the amount of transportation-related carbon emissions. Less packaging also means up to 35 percent less waste is sent to landfills. “The new wipers feature these environmental advantages while at the same time providing the reliable performance WypAll disposable wipers are known for,” adds Cox.
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