Dogwood Alliance

Take Action on Arby's

Arby's is one of the 11 Fast Food Junkies buying their paper packaging from Southern forests. Arby's is based in the Southern US, in Atlanta, GA, so they should know how important our forests are to Southern culture and to mitigating global climate change.

These vital forests and their biodiversity are in danger...they are being destroyed to package sandwiches and fries for Arby's! Act today!

Packaging symbolizes the disposable society we have become. More than half of all paper produced in the United States is used in paper packaging.

Every year millions of pounds of food packaging waste litter our roadways, clog our landfills, and spoil our quality of life. Over half of landfill waste is paper and wood products.

With nearly 100 packaging mills in the South, the packaging decisions of these corporations have a tremendous impact on our forests.

Southern forests are being destroyed to bring you fried chicken, burgers and fries, and super-sized convenience in a glut of wrappers, boxes and cups.

Fast food packaging makes up 20 percent of all litter
Food packaging takes up 15 percent of landfills
3/4 of all food and drink packaging come from forests
Over half of landfill waste is paper and wood products

Take Action! Send an email to Arby's CEO Roland Smith. Ask him to reduce the company's packaging, stop using paper from endangered Southern forests and use more recycled paper!

Encourage Arby's to fix the Paper Packaging Problem

July 31, 2010

Subject:

Dear Mr. Roland Smith:

I am joining Dogwood Alliance to ask for your help in protecting natural forests in the Southern US and reducing the amount of paper packaging used in the United States. Arby's is one of the fast food companies buying paper packaging from Southern forests which are some of the most biologically diverse in North America and around the world. Unfortunately, the Southern U.S. is also the largest paper-producing region in the world with millions of acres being logged every year mostly for paper production and much of this paper is ending up in our landfills. In the United States we generate over 300 pounds of packaging waste per person each year, and food packaging takes up 15% of our landfills.

Where is your commitment to the environment? I am asking that Arby's reduce the amount of paper packaging being used, increase the amount of post consumer fiber in your packaging, and ensure your paper does not come from endangered forests.

Simple choices and creative solutions can reduce the excess and destruction while still allowing us to enjoy the level of convenience we have come to expect. Mr. Smith, we are asking you to work with us to solve the packaging problem, and as a company based in the South to take the lead in the reform of the fast food industry to save our forests.  Arby’s can be a leader when it comes to protecting the environment!

Sincerely,

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