Billerud Works with ActionAid to Reduce Food Waste, Feed Needy

Billerud, Sweden, is working with ActionAid, Johannesburg, South Africa, to reduce food waste by producing strong packaging materials.

Also, employees at Billerud may donate 60 Swedish krona, the cost of a lunch, through an internal program. Billerud adds 100 Swedish krona to each employee's donation. The two donations combined can provide five at-risk families with seeds and tools to begin small-scale farming, or give five orphans porridge for school lunches for a whole year.

Two Billerud employees will also go along with ActionAid to Nepal to build houses. The company will finance construction of six houses.

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