article_snippet.sent: Apple helping nonprofit announced a new focus on using paper from trees harvested under environmentally sound conditions.
article_snippet.sent: Apple believes that paper, like energy, can be a renewable resource,' the pair said in a blog post announceing the deal. '
article_snippet.sent: So Apple is striving to supply 100 percent of the virgin fibers used in Apple paper and packaging from sustainably managed forests or controlled wood sources. '
article_snippet.sent: Apple won't necessarily buy paper made from trees on the land, but Jackson said the investment will increase the supply of sustainable wood fiber.
article_snippet.sent: Jackson said the two tracts would produce about half the non-recycled wood fiber used in Apple's product packaging last year.
article_snippet.sent: That would put Apple halfway toward Apple goal of obtaining all Apple non-recycled paper products from sustainable timber.
article_snippet.sent: Apple wouldn't say how much paper Apple uses, but Apple says two-thirds of Apple paper packaging comes from recycled material.