Earlier this year we announced an expansion to our operations that will include the installation of new corrugator equipment. Construction has already started and includes a new railway spur line that allows us to receive our raw material in the form of massive paper rolls instead of corrugated sheets. A single delivery of seven rail cars will replace approximately 48 truck loads of sheets, which produces big savings on fuel and carbon emissions.
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Increasing Efficiency as We Grow Our Business
Coastal Container committed to setting five-year measurable environmental impact goals and making yearly progress towards those goals. Each year, we conduct energy usage and carbon footprint audits based on industry best practices.
Our 2021/2022 Energy Usage
2022 saw overall increases in production and the decommissioning of an aging, on-site boiler previously used for heat. Both of these factors led to increases in overall energy usage and subsequently carbon emissions.
Our Environmental Sustainability Goals
Based on the data above, we have set three additional measurement goals for the coming years:
- Set an emissions reduction target and register with the Science-Based Targets Initiative by 2025.
- Evaluate scope 3 emissions — those emissions that occur downstream and upstream in Coastal Container’s value chain.
- Disclose emissions data publicly to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) starting in 2023 to increase transparency with our stakeholders.
Learn more about our sustainability improvements and future initiative in our 2022 Sustainability Report.
