Pulpwatch.org

Pulpwatch.org is from the environment paper network, which is an ongoing project monitoring pulp mills. Before paper is produced in a paper mill, the wood must go through a pulp mill which converts it into a material for making paper. A pulp mill uses a high amount energy and at the same time releases a high amount of pollutants to air and water. On the map the mills are marked from good to bad, green to red respectively, based on the basic criteria set by the environment paper network.



From the map, we can see the location of pulp mills on the high demand of pulp is needed from different parts of the world, whether it is sustainable or not. For example, one company in Indonesia PT KERTAS NUSANTARA process 525,000 metric ton per year and have really bad management about forestry certification, bleaching technology, social conflicts and endangered forest rating. This map can give us a clear idea on the impact of paper industry as a whole from social to environmental problems.