Environment

PPG boosts its eco credentials with purchase of KBA Rapida

B1 printer Polar Print Group (PPG) has invested 3m on two new KBA Rapida 105 presses which the firm be-lieves will be the worlds first carbon-neutral machines.

Greenpeace blockades pulp boat

Greenpeace has blockaded a ship carrying a cargo of wood pulp from a Canadian freshwater port.

Envirowise webinar for cleaner packs

Envirowise is to run a web seminar on 11 October offering free guidance on cleaner packaging design.

Virgin Mobile chooses BLP in bid to go green

Virgin Mobile has turned to packaging and commercial printer BLP to ensure its printing gets greener.

Greener growth

Green up and clean up its the new business slogan doing the rounds, and in some sectors at least the message appears to be getting through. Major retailers such as Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Asda...

Robert Horne unveils half recycled board

Robert Horne has announced the launch of Revive 50:50 one-sided board, an FSC-accredited mixed-source grade containing 50% recovered fibre and 50% virgin fibre.

Capital rebrands as it moves to greener site

Capital Print & Display has rebranded and moved to an eco-friendly site on Beckton Waterfront, after vacating its old site to make way for the London Olympic park.

Opt-in plans could spell disaster for DM

A government initiative is rarely met with universal applause and last weeks Waste Strategy for England was no different. Alongside the fines households could face for failing to recycle, there were...

Richard Edward lands ISO 9001

Richard Edward, the London-based playing cards specialist, has achieved ISO 9001 accreditation.

Media Paper rolls out green campaign

Media Paper Management has announced a new green initiative for its customers known as the Paper Health Check'.