Food crops such as rice, sugarcane, corn
and wheat contain only 20% food. The
other 80% is agricultural waste; stems
and leaves left over after harvest. Billions
of tons of agricultural waste become
available each year, the vast majority of
which is burned worldwide.
What a shame! And also incredibly bad
for the environment. In poorer parts
of the world, this agricultural waste is
burned in the open. Causing the loss of
valuable raw materials, unnecessary CO₂-
emissions, environmental pollution in the
soil and smog as a result of the smoke.
Hundreds of millions of small-scale farmers
with very low incomes in developing
countries only receive income for the food
that the plant produces, which is only 20%
of the plant. But what if this can be turned
around...
PaperWise wants to contribute to a better
world and uses agricultural waste as a
raw material to make CO₂-neutral paper
and board for printing, packaging and
offices. Farmers will benefit because they
now receive financial compensation for
100% of the plant instead of 20%! Also,
the environmental impact of PaperWise
is 47% lower than paper made from trees
and 29% lower than recycled paper*.
A win-win for people ánd planet!
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*LCA-quickscan Ivam University Amsterdam