

OTTAWA, CANADA -- The $1 billion Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program also attempts to level the playing field between Canada’s pulp and paper industry and its U.S. competitors. U.S. mills now enjoy a tax break critics say gives them an unfair advantage over their Canadian rivals.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- Several U.K. supermarkets are facing fresh calls to sever ties with meat suppliers in Brazil facing prosecution for their alleged involvement in illegal deforestation.

As California's bottle-recycling bill shows, making recycling convenient and easy provides boons to retailers, states and shoppers, while helping to increase overall recycling rates at the same time.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- The new Forest Footprint Disclosure Project, similar to the Carbon Disclosure Project, is asking U.K. companies to provide detailed information on their direct and indirect forestry practices as well as what they are doing to combat deforestation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- About one-third of all government printing is wasted, and federal employees lack incentives and guidelines to reduce printing waste, according to a new report from Lexmark.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- 3M, the company behind the ubiquitous Post-It notes, secures new sustainable forestry certification through U.S.-based Sustainable Forestry Initiative.

NORWALK, Conn. -- By incorporating microscopic nozzles into its ColorQube solid ink multifunction printer, Xerox has found a way to make color printing a low-cost and low-waste endeavor.

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- In addition to requiring all government agencies and state colleges to purchase 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper, the law aims to help reduce paper and printing use and spur investment in new technologies that will create jobs in the state.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The paper and board used to make Tropicana's juice cartons and 3M's Post-It Notes have been certified through the Sustainable Forestry Initiative.

BETHESDA, Md. -- By not choosing to receive (and subsequently not reading) the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, or the local paper at your hotel, you are helping to save thousands of tons of paper waste and greenhouse gas emissions.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Seventh Generation has added new products to its catalog of natural and non-toxic home and personal care items, while Kimberly-Clark has unveiled a line of paper products with recycled content.

One of the easiest but most-overlooked ways to green any office comes down to managing your paper use. Whether you're trying to switch to duplex printing or moving toward a low-paper ECM system, here are some simple steps you can take.

BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Seventh Generation already makes cleaners that are non-toxic, but it's now taking steps to make one of its ingredients more sustainable.

A United Nations report set for release this week says countries dealing with high unemployment and deforestation can tackle the two problems at once by investing in sustainable forestry jobs.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Casdex Inc. and CinnaWorks, the largest franchisee of the Cinnabon brand, are partnering to digitally archive the pastry retailer's HR records.