Fact Sheets

Print and paper products are a highly sustainable choice for communications, marketing, knowledge sharing, information security, and product and transport and safety. Even so, there are misconceptions that print, paper and paper-based packaging are wasteful, detrimental to the environment and responsible for deforestation. There is also misunderstanding that digital communication is more environmentally friendly than paper.

To address these misconceptions and to better inform and educate consumers, businesses and the public at large, Two Sides has published a series of fact sheets to address a wide array of environmental and social issues. These comprehensive fact sheets cite verifiable and trusted third-party sources on common areas of misunderstanding, ranging from the real environmental impact of electronic communication to the inherent sustainability of print on paper, from the important role that print and paper play in literacy and learning to the environmental attributes that make paper bags a natural choice.

Members of Two Sides can customize the fact sheets with their own company logos, creating a powerful addition to their own sustainability materials. For information on co-branding the fact sheets, please contact us at info@twosidesna.org.

Click below to read and download the fact sheets.

The Facts About Greenwashing

Wood-based Paper and Alternative Fiber-based Paper

Paper Recovery and Recycling

Electronic Communication

Paper Production and Sustainable Forestry

Renewable Energy and Carbon Footprint

Environmental Facts About the Canadian Paper Industry

Forest certification systems are effective tools to demonstrate sustainable forestry

Paper Bags – The Natural Choice

Print and paper play a key role in learning and literacy

Paperless “Green” Claims – Key Facts to Consider