WATERFORD, N.Y.—North America’s fourth largest producer of towel and tissue paper, Cascades Tissue Group, announced commercial line expansions of their Cascades Moka 100 percent recycled unbleached bathroom tissue offerings. In addition to the single roll offering, launched in January, Cascades Moka is now available in jumbo rolls (9-inch) and a high capacity format for Cascades Tandem dispensers. The larger formats provide more options to use the product in existing dispensers that are intended for less frequent stocking.
Beige in appearance, Cascades Moka offers the highest hygienic qualities and softness while significantly reducing the environmental impact associated with manufacturing a highly common, yet also single-use product. In addition to being North America’s first bathroom tissue to eliminate chemical whitening, a process introduced solely to enhance aesthetics, Cascades Moka gets 80 percent of its pulp mix from post-consumer material and 20 percent from recovered corrugated boxes. The new pulp mix used in this product offers a reduction in overall environmental impact by at least 25 percent when compared to the pulp mix used in the Cascades 100 percent recycled white bath tissue. The product is also offset with 100 percent Green-e certified renewable wind electricity; saving 2,500 pounds of CO2 emissions for each ton produced.
Since its official launch in January 2012, Cascades Moka bath tissue has also been made available to corporate and individual purchasers alike through Office Depot. It recently won the Novae Quebec Eco-design Contest, which recognizes the smartest sustainable design ideas. The interest and growth for Moka is an indication that customers are now willing to forgo their traditional white bathroom tissue for a greener option.
Reception Favorable to Beige Tissue
“As tastes continue to evolve and customers continue to seek the most environmentally preferred options available, we knew the time was right to introduce North America’s first-ever beige bathroom tissue,” said Cascades Tissue Group CEO Suzanne Blanchet, the brainchild and champion of Moka bath tissue’s development. “The reception has been really positive and we’re thrilled to be at the forefront in this step for greater sustainability.”
A projected 3.4 million tons of bath tissue are used annually in the United States, 53 percent of which is made from virgin fiber sources. Cascades estimates that if a complete conversion was made to their environmentally preferable 100 percent recycled Moka bath tissue, it would save 30.6 million trees and 68 million GJ of energy annually, which is equal to the annual consumption of 619,811 households. The new pulp mix in the Cascades Moka innovation goes even further than the standard white recycled pulp because of its lower ecological footprint.
Cascades introduced this concept with the commercial Moka napkin line in the late 1990s and sales for the product have experienced double digit growth over the years, as customers became more aware of its environmental benefits. As people evolve their tastes and habits out in public before modifying behaviors at home, the company believes that the commercial market will continue to serve as the first frontier for sustainable innovations. In addition, the company continues to investigate the potential for a retail launch for the product line as well.
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