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Industry Definitions
AF&PA - The American Forest & Paper Association is the national trade organization of the forest, pulp, paper, paperboard and wood products industry.
Barrier Coat - The coating or treatment used to protect a material from the damaging effects of water, moisture, grease, oil, fire and/or other influences.
Biodegradable - The process by which substances originating from living organisms are broken down by other living organisms, i.e. the ability of waste in a landfill to degrade in the absence of oxygen through the process of anaerobic digestion.
Compostable - Synonymous with Biodegradable, except it is limited to solid waste.
Earth Friendly Material - A sustainable material that can be recycled, repulped, is biodegradable and/or compostable and that is non-toxic during or after use.
Earth Friendly Product - A product utilizing Earth friendly materials to replace products made from materials that are not.
FBA - The Fiber Box Association is a non-profit organization representing and servicing the corrugated industry and is comprised of any individual, partnership or corporation engaged in the production of corrugated products in North America.
FDA - United States Food and Drug Administration determines the “non-objectionable” status for direct contact with aqueous and non-fatty foods.
FSC - The Forest Stewardship Council is an independent, non-governmental, not for profit organization established in 1993 to promote the responsible management of the world's forest.
Non-Toxic - Free from being poisonous for an indicated organism.
Recyclable - The ability of an object to be reused multiple times without altering its original state.
Renewable Resource - A natural resource that can be replaced at a rate comparable or faster than its rate of consumption by humans.
Repulpable - The ability to break down manufactured paper products into their original pulp state in order to be reproduced as paper.
Sustainable - A process or product that improves the quality of life while living within the carrying capacity of the supporting eco-systems. For humans to live sustainably, the Earth's resources must be used at a rate at which they can be replenished.
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