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Our business units made several changes to reduce the amount of packaging used on
our products in 2008. Here are some typical examples:
The wrapper for WypAll wipers now contains 20 percent post-consumer recycled fiber
(from waste paper that has already been used in a product and recycled, as opposed
to manufacturing waste that is reprocessed). All of Kimberly-Clark Professional’s
shipping containers in North America contain at least fifty percent recycled content.
In Brazil, we have reduced the amount of packaging per four-pack of for Scott 2-ply
tissue by 21 percent, and Scott 1-ply tissue by 31 percent, by increasing roll length
and providing more product per package.
K-C China’s packaging team introduced several measures to reduce packaging in 2008.
These include using thinner film to wrap pallets and minimizing cardboard packaging
for products shipped to Europe. Measures ready for introduction in 2009 include
the use of 30 percent recycled fiber in Kotex brand cartons.
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Performance 2008
