We have been publishing these annual rollups since 2023. They are useful because they keep us honest, and because a couple of customers tell us they like having the numbers to attach to their own sustainability filings.
Volume
- Inbound corrugate tonnage: 3,124 tons (+9.7% vs 2024).
- Outbound reused Gaylord boxes shipped: 37,206 units.
- IBC totes reconditioned and shipped: 8,711 units.
- Pallets handled (in + out, net): ~56,500.
Reuse and diversion
- Inbound corrugate reuse rate: 87.9% (target was ≥ 87%).
- Off-grade corrugate sent to mill for repulping: 378 tons.
- Corrugate sent to landfill: 0 lbs.
Estimated avoided impact
- Avoided virgin linerboard production: ~640 tons.
- Avoided CO₂-equivalent emissions: ~795,000 lbs.
- Avoided process water: ~1.85 million gallons.
Targets vs results
We hit the first target — holding inbound reuse rate above 87%. We did not hit the second — adding two new closed-loop programs without portfolio dilution. We added two programs, but our average portfolio reuse rate dropped from 88% to 86%. The new programs are early-cycle and pulling the average down. We expect them to come up to the portfolio average inside twelve more months.
New measurement: route efficiency
Starting in 2025 we began measuring round-trip transport CO₂ per box for each closed-loop program. The average is 1.31 lbs of CO₂ per round trip, with the cleanest program (Pleasant Prairie to Chicago, 38 miles each way) at 0.82 lbs and the most miles-per-trip program (Eau Claire to Madison via Milwaukee) at 2.61 lbs. We publish this because it sets a useful boundary on which routes pencil out for closed-loop and which do not.
2026 targets
- Inbound reuse rate ≥ 88%.
- Portfolio average closed-loop reuse rate back to 88%.
- Route-efficiency CO₂ per round trip ≤ 1.20 lbs average across portfolio.
Spreadsheet available on request.