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TICCIT Wins European Paper Recycling Award

Every day more people throughout the world recognize the importance of supporting the environment through sustainable efforts like TICCIT! We’re so proud to share that the program has taken off in Europe, winning the 2019 European Paper Recycling Award.

European Paper Recycling Award

In 2018, Pro Carton – the European Association of Carton and Cartonboard manufacturers – reached out to us, wanting to adopt and roll out TICCIT initiatives across Europe. What a fantastic idea, we thought.

TICCIT was a hit almost instantly. Just one year after its introduction abroad, we can officially say that the program is award winning. To the left is Tony Hitchin, General Manager of Pro Carton, accepting the award at European Parliament in Brussels on January 21.

Ready to bring TICCIT into your part of the world?

 

What is TICCIT?

TICCIT, otherwise known as “Trees into Cartons, Cartons into Trees,” is an outreach program developed by PPC. It’s a unique opportunity for folding carton converters, educators, local business owners, and others to teach school-aged children about the positive environmental impact of trees, paper, and recycling.

By holding a TICCIT event at the end of April, around Earth Day, you:

  • Teach and Inspire
    • Educate the next generation about sustainable practices and the benefits of paperboard packaging
  • Build Community
    • Connect students, families, teachers, and businesses, providing them with resources to work together
  • Make a Difference
    • Improve our environment by planting more trees and sharing the benefits of paper recycling

In addition to these lessons and community opportunities, students get their hands dirty and have some fun with TICCIT. After delivering the presentation (available for free download at paperbox.org/ticcit), you can give the kids saplings to plant in a folding carton. This carton helps protect and nourish the sapling as it grows, but it also shows students that paper can be used over and over in many different ways. Children are then encouraged to plant the saplings at home—continuing the cycle of “Trees into Cartons, Cartons into Trees.” Those who host TICCIT can purchase discounted saplings from the Arbor Day Foundation.

 

How Does It Help?

 

With the TICCIT program, you take action today to improve tomorrow. By encouraging schools in the United States and internationally to participate, these efforts help increase the number of trees in the world and the benefits they provide for the environment. To this date, TICCIT programs have helped plant over 115,400 trees in the United States alone!

TICCIT also teaches the next generation of leaders and decision-makers about the importance of protecting the environment. TICCIT inspires them to get excited about sustainability, recycling, and reusable resources like paperboard. This ensures that they will continue to take action to help protect the world, long after their initial experience with this program.

As well-meaning members of our society, we have the opportunity to save the environment, and that means inspiring the next generation is more important than ever. Right now, 50% of all waste is recyclable. As our united efforts inform more people, we can change those numbers, reducing the amount of waste and increasing how much people recycle.

 

What Can You Do?

saplings

Whether you’re a part of the PPC or just an interested, proactive community member, we encourage you to spearhead a TICCIT initiative in your community this spring! Encourage your school, youth organization, or other local group to get involved. PPC can also help connect schools or organizations with paperboard packaging company sponsors.

For more information, easy instructions, free resources, and more, visit the TICCIT website today.