Cascades and the environment
Cascades' actions
Founded in 1964, Cascades produces, transforms and markets packaging materials and tissue papers composed mainly of recycled fibres.
- We recover more old paper than any other company in Canada.
- In 2008, Cascades used 2.2 million short tons of recycled fibres, which means approximately 37.4 million trees were saved.
- Most Cascades products are made using 100% recycled fibres.
Cascades has been practicing sustainable development for a long time. It is not a trend, a sales tool or an argument for clearing our conscience. It is a result of our values, it is how we do things, and it is our philosophy. It's our DNA!
Cascades products' impact on the environment
Click on the products to find out their environmental footprint compared to the industry standard.
Bathroom tissue
If each Canadian replaced 1 roll of virgin fibres double roll bathroom tissue by a roll of 100% recycled fibres, together we could save 61 000 trees.
| Tree saving per double roll bathroom tissue | 0,00181 tree |
| Multiply by 33 739 900 (canadian population according to the last census in 2009) |
61 069 trees |
Paper towels
By switching to 100% recycled fibre paper towels, you could save 7 litres of water per roll.
| Enviro paper towels roll's weight = 111.3 gr | 7,4932 litres |
Using the Environmental Calculator, discover the incredible environmental savings generated by Cascades products.
Press releases
Cascades’ Report on Sustainable Development
Cascades is proud to present its most recent report on sustainable development.
This initiative, started in 2004, aims at highlighting the company’s main accomplishments environmentally, socially and economically.
Have a... Read more »
Cascades “Shift to Green” Contest: 2009 Toyota Prius Awarded
Cascades "Shift to Green" Contest: 2009 Toyota Prius Awarded
As part of our "Shift to Green" contest, we congratulate Ms. Isabelle Dodier-Verret of Deux-Montagnes, in Quebec, the lucky winner of a 2009 Toyota Prius.
When finding out about the contest on www.simplegreenaction.ca, the 23-year-old... Read more »
The last Cascades' videos
Bombardier and Cascades Announce a Groundbreaking Collaborative Agreement
See the extreme performance of the Cascades Paper Towel
Cascades inc. – Leaders in Sustainability: part 3
