SINGAPORE, Oct 20 — Indonesian paper Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has been placed under temporary green certification restrictions by the Singapore Environment Council (SEC).
The firm, which is behind household tissue and paper towel brand Paseo, was issued a notice of temporary restrictions on its enhanced Singapore Green Labelling Scheme (SGLS+) on Oct 18, after three of its wood-fibre suppliers were linked to ongoing wildfires in Indonesia that have blanketed several South-east Asian nations in hazardous haze.
SEC said in a statement on Monday (Oct 19) that they take a serious view of the harmful impact of haze on the health of people in Singapore and the wider region, as well as on the environment.
