Environment

Countrystyle secures three major recycling contracts

Resource management and recycling specialist Countrystyle Recycling has secured contracts to provide recycling services to three printers based in the South East.

APP to increase supply of PEFC products following Indonesian certification

Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) is to sell paper and board made from PEFC-certified Indonesian wood fibre for the first time.

J&G Environmental secures Communisis contract

J&G Environmental has been awarded a three-year hazardous waste management contract by Communisis.

Have we binned our commitment to recycled paper?

Recycling is something we all do so naturally now that we barely stop to think about it. All of us have at least two bins in our driveways, if not three or four, and we are far more conscious of the...

Government targets late payments with Small Business Conciliation Service

The government will create a new body to help settle disputes between small and large businesses, especially over late payment, as part of a new Enterprise Bill that will also target a further £10bn...

The commercial case for green initiatives

Consider this four-colour process: ideally we’d all like to be as green as possible, but things are never black and white, and anything that’s likely to send us into the red, however worthy, has to be...

Why Lord Sugar needs to sweeten his behaviour

Someone is not performing to an acceptable standard. They are for the chop and it’s down to you to administer the coup de grâce. Is this your Lord Sugar moment? Do you point the finger of doom with a...

BPIF relaxes ISO standard for spectrophotometers

The BPIF has issued a call for views on the calibration of spectrophotometers following a decision to pull back on requirements for BPIF ISO 12647 accreditation.

New kit supply law hits UK statute

Individuals looking to source specialist printing equipment in order to produce counterfeit or fraudulent identity documents will soon find it much harder to get away with their actions after a new...

How do the two main parties match up on election pledges?

While a coalition government is a highly likely outcome of the 7 May election, it will be led by one or other of the two big players. So, what are they offering?