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How To Easily Make Egg Trays From Recycled Paper
It is common practice for companies that produce egg trays to make use of recycled paper as far as possible. It is really not only an eco-friendly method of doing business. Also, it is a cost-effective way to purchase this material. You may possibly not realize how difficult it really is to deliver these appliances with enough pulp to help make the trays. When you find yourself producing ...
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100% closed loop recycled copier paper launched
Recycled paper to be sourced from and delivered back to the same customer has been developed by Banner Business Services. The new recycling process closes the loop of office copier paper procurement and recycling and works by collecting used paper and shredding it before it is turned into clean copier paper and delivered back to the original customer. Banner is a division of Office2Office and ...
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Developments in the Paper Recycling Industry
The purpose of paper recycling is to produce high quality recycled paper, responding to the high-quality specifications required by paper consumers either from the graphic, hygiene or packaging sectors. In consequence, any collection scheme shall be designed in a way to provide grades of paper for recycling adapted to the requirements of a high value recycling, according to the EN 643 to the ...
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Tipping Point: National Geographic Adds Recycled Fiber To Magazines
In a major step forward for the use of recycled paper in the magazine industry, the National Geographic Society (NGS) has begun incorporating recycled fiber in all the pages of National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic Kids, and National Geographic Little Kids. The shift clearly demonstrates the viability of using recycled paper for high quality photographic reproduction. This expanded ...
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Study: Clear Environmental Benefits From Using Recycled Paper In National Geographic, Other Magazines
Using recovered fiber in place of virgin fiber for magazine paper has a benefit in 14 of 14 environmental impact categories studied, according to a life-cycle assessment (LCA) issued today by ENVIRON International Corporation (http://www.greenamerica.org/pdf/NatGeo-LCA-Report-2013.pdf). The study debunks any myths promoted by magazine and paper industries that question the environmental benefits ...
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Paper recycling paramount to feed hungry market, says BIR
A plea to consumers and householders to keep recycling paper to supply market demands, has come from the president of the Bureau of International Recycling’s paper division. Paper division president and J&H Sales managing director Ranjit Baxi said suggestions that recycled paper was “unsaleable” were “not a true reflection of current market conditions”. Baxi added it was “paramount” that ...
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Japanese paper industry in recycling scandal
Two major players in the Japanese paper industry have been left with egg on their face after admitting they lied about the amount of recycled paper in their products. Several days ago Nippon Paper Group, the second largest paper company in Japan, admitted it had lied about the percentage of recycled material in its products. Oji Paper, the country’s biggest paper company, revealed that it too ...
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CO2Sense Yorkshire supports paper industry
CO2Sense Yorkshire is providing support to paper recyclers in the area in order to increase paper collections, up sales and create jobs. The new consultancy - which has merged Resource Efficiency Yorkshire, Future Energy Yorkshire and Carbon Action Yorkshire – has launched a business support programme that will work with Yorkshire and Humber paper recyclers. CO2Sense Yorkshire paper project ...
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Difference between non-woven and non-woven paper
The difference between non-woven wallpaper and non-woven wallpaper mainly includes the following aspects: Material Non-woven wallpaper is chemical fiber, material is equivalent to environmental protection shopping bag; non-woven paper wallpaper is a small amount of chemical fiber and plant fiber. Relatively speaking, non-woven wallpaper is more environmentally friendly; because the material ...
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`Rollercoaster` year still showed recycled paper growth
The UK’s recycled paper and board collection continued to rise in 2008 (by 1.8 per cent on 2007 tonnages) despite being described as “a rollercoaster of a year.” But sector growth was found to be slower than in 2007, when tonnages rose by 7.5 per cent on 2006. Figures, from the Confederation of Paper Industries, showed that in 2008 about 8.8 million tonnes of recovered paper were either recycled ...
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Recycled paper body against future ETS charges
In an effort to protect the UK paper industry, the CPI has called on the UK Government to support the continuation of free EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) allowances. The CPI’s calls come ahead of an EU meeting to finalise scheme changes, set to come into force in 2013. Free allocations for carbon emitters will stay in place until 2012. But after this the EU could make industry pay for all ...
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U.S. Paper Industry Tallies High Recycling Rate in 2022
PAPER RECYCLING RATE WAS NEARLY 68%. CARDBOARD RECYCLING RATE WAS MORE THAN 93%. WASHINGTON — The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today announced that nearly 68% of paper consumed in the United States (67.9%) was recycled in 2022. The paper recycling rate held approximately steady to the 2021 rate and has remained consistently high. In fact, the paper ...
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Marcal(R) small steps(R) shows going green needn`t take more green; household paper goods from 100% recycled paper save trees, are budget-friendly
A family of four can save two trees this year just by switching to bath tissue and paper towels made from recycled materials instead of virgin trees -- and be budget-friendly. It's a small step, but an important one, according to Marcal Manufacturing CEO Tim Spring: 'This Earth Day, our goal is to get people to hit the reset button on their paper purchasing habits and understand how just the ...
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First BIDOX installation in the paper industry
In December 2011 Colsen International b.v. delivered the first BIDOX installation for desulphurization of biogas in the paper industry. One of the leading recycled paper producers in Italy is expanding their installation with an anaerobic waste water treatment plant, including biogas desulphurization by BIDOX. In this project, water originating from the recycling process of a paper mill is ...
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Crowberry Wins runner up prize for sustainable procurement at the North West Business Environment Awards UK
Crowberry Consulting was a runner up in the Sustainable Procurement category at the recent North West Business Environment Awards, held at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, UK. Crowberry takes active steps to ensure the sustainability of its own business process, purchasing green energy to run its office, 100% recycled paper, re-using materials such as toner cartridges, has its own Environment ...
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AF&PA Announces 2013 Paper Recycling Awards Winners
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today announced the winners of its 2013 Recycling Awards in Chicago at Paper2013 – the premier industry event. Now in its eighth consecutive year, the AF&PA Recycling Awards recognize outstanding paper recycling programs in three categories: Business Leadership, Community and School. "Voluntary paper recovery for recycling is ...
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AF&PA urges “no” vote on new bag tax
Today the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) urged Seattle City Council members to oppose the new tax on consumers that is proposed in Council Bill 116251, which would levy a tax on paper bags. Paper is the most recycled material on the planet and the Seattle area has some of the nation’s most progressive recycling programs, with residents having almost universal access to ...
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Mayor Bloomberg and Pratt Industries open expanded paper recycling mill
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Pratt Industries CEO & Chairman Anthony Pratt have opened the expanded Pratt paper recycling mill on Staten Island. The new facility contains a material recovery facility, where paper and plastic recyclables can be processed, and a corrugated box factory, where recycled paper can be converted into corrugated boxes. Before the opening, Pratt Industries had to ...
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Joint Statement on the Possible EN 643 Revision
EN 643 is the European List of Standard Grades of Paper and Board for Recycling and was revised in 2014. FEAD, CEPI and EuRIC have published a joint statement on the possible new revision of EN 643 and a possible approach. At the moment, paper that has been in contact with food is in the prohibited materials section which means that foodstuffs are prohibited in recyclable paper. However, today's ...
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Smurfit Kappa Recycling publishes five things every council should know
21 September 2010 - Smurfit Kappa Recycling has published a new Five Things Every Council Should Know about Recycling Paper which it launched at the recent Recycling and Waste Management Exhibition (RWM10) exhibition which took place between the 14 to 16 September at the NEC, Birmingham. The company already works with 18 local authorities across the UK and offers mixed paper collections, bring ...
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