Calumet Carton’s Commitment to Sustainability

As a packaging company, we strive to be socially responsible examples to our customers and partners. We are dedicated to promoting good environment stewardship by creating packaging that uses natural and recycled resources. We also are committed to making a positive impact on the environment by reducing our carbon imprint. Here are some of the ways we are making a difference. Demonstration of our Commitment: All of our stock mailers and reverse tuck cartons are made from 100% recycled paperboard. The mills we choose to work with produce paperboard from sustainable managed forests. We use soy based printing inks for our offset printing, reducing the amount of volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) released into the environment.

Our standard aqueous coating used to protect print quality is water-based. It is 80% water and can be treated and disposed as regular water. Every week we recycle over 100 tons of paperboard through our auger, conveyer and bailer system. The paperboard scraps go back to the paper mills, where it is recycled and turned into new, fresh paperboard. Our Computer-To-Plate (CTP) system is efficient, inexpensive and environmentally friendly. It eliminates the processing and development of film that creates toxic waste