FAQ Regenerative Packaging
Yes, there is a much better way:
The U.S. USGS (Geological Survey) data represents the yearly production of domestically made and imported paper products. Paper and paperboard production levels can change yearly due to demand shifts, new technologies, and changes in raw material prices.
Our wheat grass paper provides a sustainable alternative to traditional virgin wood-based products in food service, landscaping, home goods, and plastics. We work towards reducing deforestation and help combat climate change with our paper products, which are 80% made from wheat stalks or grain stalk/stem/leaves; our paper is a byproduct of agriculture grain farming and requires no additional farming or land use. Besides the paper pulp, we have an extra output benefit: 100% of the product input and output is value added. Customers can positively impact the environment by choosing our products, and rest assured that they are getting high-quality, high-performance paper.
According to data released by the American Forest and Paper Association in 2019, the breakdown of how 72 Million Metric Tonnes of paper and paperboard used in the United States is as follows::
- Containerboard (i.e., corrugated boxes): 36.1%
- Boxboard (i.e., cereal boxes, shoe boxes): 7.1%
- Printing and writing paper: 20.3%
- Kraft paper: 3.4%
- Tissue paper: 4.7%
- Other paper and paperboard: 28.4%
Yes, the U.S. exports paper products made from trees each year. According to the data released in 2020 by the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA), the U.S. exported a maximum of 11.4 million tons of paper and paperboard products, valued at $6.2 billion.
Canada, Mexico, China, Japan, and South Korea are the leading countries that import paper and paperboard products from the United States
In 2019, the U.S. pulp and paper industries emitted about 67.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e).
Click HERE to read an article in the ADS Publication about how wheat straw and other agricultural byproducts can be effectively used and the challenges they address.
Based on various calculations, we estimated that by replacing virgin wood pulp with wheat stalk, we could offset up to 111.6 million metric tonnes of CO2 annually. However, this is only an estimation, and actual offset numbers would depend on various aspects, including the use of wheat stalk, the pulp and paper industry, and the CO2 emissions released from the production facilities.
Here is an estimated annual report on the usage for each chemical component in a million metric tons (MMT) for manufacturing 72 million metric tons of paper annually using virgin wood:
These quantities are represented in a million metric tons (MMT) and offer a wide range based on typical usage per metric ton of pulp. These estimations are not final, and the actual numbers focus on modern technologies, processes, and advancements in the industry.
PAPER MADE FROM TREE PLANT BIOMASS:
Here, we use Wheat Stalks to replace Trees in our packaging products.
Phase I: We are taking bulk purchase orders, so please contact us for the price sheet for products such as paperboard, tissue, food service, shipping packaging, and retail packaging. Contact us today for more information.
Phase II: We also bring the equipment, training, process, and 50+ years of generational expertise to this regenerative agriculture value-added packaging solution. Join our green supply chain and collaborate with different groups to make a difference for our planet and many generations.
Replace the waste of virgin wood and turn it into tiny homes instead of disposable napkins.
PLANT RESIN REPLACES FOSSIL PLASTIC:
Made from Potato, Corn, and other plant biomass.
Composting in 120days
In the near future, we must set up sustainable manufacturing of this type of manufacturing for Bio-Pulp & Bio-Plastic in the USA. Most of the raw materials we use are biomass, the byproducts of the essential food grown in the USA. Currently, this byproduct is a hassle for farmers and processors. With our technology, we save millions of tons of toxins in processing wood into paper, and our special process has the perfect fertilizer we can renourish the same land that fed us.
Our Grain stal fiber and Plant starch materials have benefits over using Virgin Wood and sugarcane, also known as Bagasse or Bamboo.
Bamboo is strong like wood. Its value in raw form far outweighs the toxins and energy needed to create paper from it. I think other long-term uses of bamboo are better than disposable paper and consumer products.
Sugar fiber may be the byproduct of bagasse; however, farmers are clearing what should be protected natural marshes to plant new Sugarcane farms, disrupting essential ecosystems in faraway countries. The increase in Sugarcane and Bamboo farming is undeniably influenced by the increase in "Sustainable" Food Service demand (finally) for better alternatives to 30-year-old Virgin Trees and Toxic Petroleum.
We already grow Millions of acres of Wheat, Barley, Potato, and Corn each year in America; now, we can better use those bio-waste materials in a truly Regenerative, Circular, Sustainable Economy. These three words can be thrown around quickly, but take note that not only are our materials of the highest quality, but we at Circularis Design are working on a model to bring this type of circular economy to build USA manufacturing sustainably, using our plentiful underutilized agriculture byproducts. Our Pilot Mill is targeted for 2025, modeled after cooperative employee ownership and franchise opportunities.