Environmental

We’re committed to reducing or eliminating our environmental impact through more efficient use of energy and raw materials.

Sustainable Forestry Initiative

In 2010, Gateway Packaging voluntarily pursued and received certification by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). SFI is an independent certification from a non-profit organization responsible for maintaining, overseeing, and improving sustainable forestry. This certification program is internationally recognized and is the largest single forest standard in the world, and one of the top 10 eco-labels in the United States and Canada.

What does this mean to our customers?

Products that feature a SFI-label ensure that a paper's fiber came from certified forests or was sourced through SFI's rigorous fiber sourcing program. This is just one of the ways Gateway Packaging embraces environmental responsibility, and when you partner with us, you too are doing your part to help protect and preserve our world. www.sfiprogram.org

Single Stream Recycling

• Program started in 10/2010
• To date we have reduced our landfill waste by 62%
• Goal is to reduce by 90%
• Partnering with QRS Recycling

Low VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) Emissions

Gateway maintains low VOC emissions through the use of water-based inks, electron beam curing on offset presses, water-based glues in multiwall bag converting and a solventless adhesive laminator.

Missouri Water Environment Association (MWEA)

Our Kansas City plant maintains compliance with the MWEA's requirements for wastewater discharge and reporting and we have an industrial wastewater treatment/pollution prevention program in place.  Gateway Packaging received the Platinum Award Winner status in 2011 for  five consecutive years of Gold Awards from the MWEA.