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Article: Can't see the paper for the labels
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- PPI
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- October 1, 1998
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CopyrightCopyright Miller Freeman Inc. Oct 1998. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Product eco-labels have long been a source of contention in the paper industry, but more confusion is likely before the dust settles
In the last two years, product eco-labels have maintained a low profile with one prominent exception - the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) scheme. For a time, some paper product eco-labels required that wood be sourced from sustainably managed forests, usually by reference to one of a number of schemes that laid out general guidelines, such as the Helsinki agreement for European forests. Unfortunately, the value of this criterion was undermined by the absence of any agreed standards for assessing the relevant wood sources.
Despite widespread dislike of ...