A little less plastic: Bag ban a part of the “new normal”
RitaE/Pixabay Senate Bill 5323 was postponed days after being passed in 2020, but will eliminate single-use plastic bags as the pandemic ends Read more ...
Columbia Pulp aims to reopen Lyons Ferry plant in May after pandemic closure
Columbia Pulp, headquartered in Dayton, has announced plans to reopen of its Lyons Ferry plant in early May. This comes more than a year after coronavirus concerns forced the plant to shut down in [...]
How Washington farmers’ wheat straw can help solve a big environmental problem
We’re turning a lot of forests into toilet paper each year, but there are so many better ways to make the world’s most disposable product, some of which can be found right on our [...]
Swartz new Safety Coordinator
Newly named Columbia Pulp Safety Coordinator Dustin Swartz, left, commutes to the Starbuck Plant from Washtucna, Wash, where he lives with his wife Michelle, right, step-daughter Madelyn Meade and son DJ–due November 28, [...]
Lovgren named plant manager by Columbia Pulp LLC
Columbia Pulp LLC has announced the promotion of a new plant manager at its Lyons Ferry tree-free pulp operation. Read more ...
Brian St. Clair promoted as the operations Director of Finance
Columbia Pulp has announced the promotion of Brian St. Clair as the operation’s director of finance. Read more ...
Columbia Pulp Announcement
On Monday evening, March 23, the Governor of Washington State issued an executive order requiring everyone in Washington to “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” as part of the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic, with [...]
Columbia Pulp announced as a finalist for the PPI Awards 2020 in Environmental Leadership - From Sustainable Forestry to Waste Management
2020 PPI Awards finalists announced - Winners to be revealed March 10th at Awards Dinner We are pleased to announce the PPI Awards 2020 finalists. The winners will be announced at the PPI Awards Dinner on March [...]
West Linn mill making paper with straw pulp
WEST LINN, Ore. — On the banks of the Willamette River in West Linn sits a 130-year-old paper mill. The factory, once sewn into the state's fabric, faced the same fate as other paper [...]
PaperWeek Canada - Kristi Kobetich to Present
Pulp and paper professionals from across the country descend on Montreal next week for PaperWeek Canada, running Feb. 3 to 6 at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth hotel. Here’s a preview of what’s happening at [...]