KIMBERLEY-CLARK HALTS OTWAY NATIVE FOREST WOODCHIPPING Kleenex leaves the Otways Kimberly-Clark (K.C.) executives recently confirmed that they will no longer source native forest woodchips from the Otway State Forest. Conservationists and local residents have claimed victory after a three year campaign against the company. The campaign involved a consumer boycott of Kleenex products to place pressure on Kimberly-Clark to stop sourcing woodchips from clearfell logging operations in the Otways. Kimberly-Clark uses hardwood woodchips in the manufacture of Kleenex tissue products. "We are delighted with the news", said Otway Ranges Environment Network spokesperson Simon Birrell. "Kimberly-Clark had intended to take woodchips from the Otways this summer and stop in 1999. We believe our consumer awareness campaign influenced Kimberly-Clark to change their plans. K.C. is out of the Otways and it is still 1998." "Our campaign involved promotion of tissue paper products made from 100% post consumer waste paper (recycled). Many Schools, Universities, Councils, businesses and individuals changed from Kleenex to recycled brands after they found out K.C. was promoting clearfell logging in the Otways. We must have cost Kimberly-Clark sales of Kleenex." "We congratulate Kimberly-Clark for making a wise decision. However conservationists are concerned that Kimberly-Clark will still source woodchips from clearfell logging of native forest in Victoria's Central Highlands. We believe Kimberly-Clark should immediately source all hardwood fibre requirements from plantations or alternatively use recycled paper instead of virgin fiber." "Our campaign has demonstrated that the Australian public is opposed to the woodchipping of native forest for domestic use. We have proven people will boycott products that use woodchips from Australian native forests." "Our campaign will now focus on the Otway export woodchipping industry. Otway residents are currently working on a report that will demonstrate that the timber industry in the Otways is woodchip driven. Our report will show over 80% of the timber removed from the Otways ends up as woodchip and that the sawlog industry is in decline." O t w a y s R a n g e s E n v i r o n m e n t N e t w o r k An affilliation of Otway's residents, regional and Victorian conservation groups, Community groups and campus conservation networks [EMAIL PROTECTED] (OREN Propaganda) WEB SITE http://www.oren.org.au DO NOT assume that any act of damage to logging equipment or logging infrastructure is done by conservationists or members of anti - logging groups. - Victorian Police (internal memo) Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List As vilified, slandered and attacked by One Nation mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
