PAPER-LIST

PAPER self-adhesive envelope
RECYCLABLE packing list envelope

Superior grade recyclable transparent paper comprised of natural macroscopic fibres (paper used for the windows of NF Environment-certified envelopes).

Recyclable inner adhesive paper and silicone-coated paper.

Special hot melt adhesive for recycled cardboard (meets the requirements of NF Environment standard 316 for postal envelopes).

The papers used are created from chlorine-free bleached pulp and meet the criteria of sustainable development for the management of forests to FSC and PEFC standards.

Made from raw materials obtained from renewable resources, the PAPER-LIST self-adhesive packing list envelope enters into the selective collection cycle for the reduction of waste.

Why use a paper pocket envelope?
Almost all paper and cardboard products are recyclable.
This is the only method of recovery making it possible to re-use the fibre material.
Like plastic bags, folder envelopes with a polyethylene film take 400 years to biodegrade.

1. Is it really recyclable?
Paper and cardboard are the leading resources of recycled material.
60% of cardboard and paper used are recycled.
A pocket envelope with plastic film cannot be recycled with the cardboard to which it is attached. To be recycled it must be separated from the cardboard and formed into batches of film so this can undergo a recycling process that is suited to polyethylene film.
A paper pocket envelope does not need to be separated from the cardboard. The recycling procedure for cardboard or paper is identical. All packaging cardboards and correspondence pocket envelopes are considered to be single component products

2. Does glue prevent the pocket envelope from being recyclable?
No glue can be recycled in the paper cardboard recycling procedure.
On the whole only 1% of cardboard for recycling contains the presence of glue. The stiff paper recycling process includes the cleaning of elements that are associated with the base products: glues, varnish, staples, etc.

3. Is the glue that is used noxious or dangerous?
Our glue does not contain any heavy metals and complies with the European standard FDA 175–109 for food use. It meets the requirements of the NF environment standard 316 for envelopes and correspondence pocket envelopes.

Monomer resins are much more harmful for the environment than polymer or synthetic rubber based glues.
Our hot melt adhesive is based on synthetic rubber.
Reminder: Rubber is a material that can be obtained either by the transformation of the latex naturally secreted by certain plants (for example: the rubber tree for tyres), or by synthetic process.

4. Why recycle?
a) In order to protect the environment.
As a result of paperboard recycling we are saving our natural resources.
Therefore, by recycling a tonne of paper we are saving 17 trees, 20,000 litres of water and the energy equivalent of 1,000 litres of oil.
b) In order to reduce the waste to be processed.
Sorting and recycling used paper considerably reduces the quantity of waste that we have to process.
c) To reduce CO2 and the greenhouse effect.
Deforestation is responsible for a fifth of the total CO2 emissions.
For each ton of paper manufactured using 1.2 tons of recycled paper we save 2 to 3 tons of wood.

5. Is a paper pocket envelope as durable as a plastic pocket envelope?
Pac List already uses a paper pocket envelope for all its postings in France and in Europe.
The transparent paper used for the paper pocket envelope is the same as that used for the standard “NF Environment” envelopes (window paper).

6. Can the pocket envelope be printed?
The pocket envelope can be printed (1 and 2 colours).

PAC LIST - The manufacturer of self-adhesive envelopes

fully manufactured in Europe

Parc d'Activités Millau-Lévézou - BP 30436 - 12104 MILLAU CEDEX FRANCE
Tél. 33 (0)5 65 59 22 29 - Fax. 33 (0)5 65 60 77 28 - info@pac-list.fr