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| The Quality Commitment |
 In the quest for quality and consistency, we have joined technology and skill. Today, GP containerboard is the product of meticulous monitoring blended with years of papermaking experience.
To meet our quality commitment, we have invested in new technology and equipment as well as employee training. Our Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) includes training programs, employee involvement, awareness and communications efforts, and daily monitoring of processes. Through CIP, employees have gained an appreciation for the importance of consistently delivering quality products to all of our customers.
Reflecting our commitment to serve global markets, the world-class Monticello operation has received ISO 9002 certification. Quality is a commitment shared by the people at the Monticello mill and by all of Georgia-Pacific.
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Safety First |
Safety comes first at Georgia-Pacific. The company is committed to providing a safe working environment for all employees. GP has been the safest large company in the forest products industry for several years, according to the American Forest & Paper Association. Many GP facilities have been accepted into OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) at the Star Level, OSHA's highest recognition for workplace safety.
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| Continuing the Commitment to the Environment |
From pollution prevention and sustainable forestry to recycling and wildlife habitat enhancement, Georgia-Pacific and the Monticello operations model a total commitment to environmental stewardship. Georgia-Pacific employees are dedicated to making the company an environmental role model.
Georgia-Pacific is committed to the practice of sustainable forestry, as represented by its participation in the American Forest & Paper Association's Sustainable Forestry InitiativeSM. Locally, the Monticello mill was the first Mississippi industrial facility to receive certification in the Wildlife Habitat Council's Wildlife-at-Work program that enhances wildlife habitat on the mill property. Additionally, the company is addressing product stewardship issues that examine product impact throughout the total product life cycle.
Georgia-Pacific annually recycles an impressive 1.8 million tons of old corrugated containers (OCC). The Monticello mill contributed to the GP recycling capabilities with the addition of an OCC and double line kraft (DLK) plant. Monticello recycles fiber from trim scraps from box plants and old corrugated containers, receiving OCC bales from warehouses, stores and collection points throughout the country. The OCC plant incorporates equipment for the removal of waxes, glues and other additives. It processes the old corrugated, reducing it to fiber suitable for production of quality linerboard. Monticello linerboard contains up to 25 percent recycled material. A company wide pollution prevention program has resulted in the reduction or beneficial use of more than 22 million tons of residual waste.
Georgia-Pacific strives to minimize its impact on the environment. The company sets high environmental standards, including a commitment to seek 100 percent compliance with all regulations, permits and company goals.
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