Environment
Cotek Papers fined for worker's crushed hand
Gloucestershire paper manufacturer Cotek Papers has been fined nearly 6,000 after a worker crushed his hand in one of its coating machines.
Landfill tax hike could hit printers, warns J&G
A hefty 12.5% hike in landfill tax due to come in this April could cost printers thousands of pounds a year, J&G Environmental has warned.
APP pledges to stop clearing Indonesian rainforest
Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has pledged to halt its Indonesian deforestation projects with immediate effect, bringing 2012's anti-deforestation pledge forward by two years.
Pro-Design changes to FSC
International Paper's Pro-Design entire digital paper range is changing to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) accreditation.
US Congress to debate consumer right to printed communications
Congress will soon debate the rights of Americans to continue receiving paper communications from the federal government, thanks to a Washington, DC-based advocacy group.
The power of print is best, whatever Google might say
Two Sides certainly knows how to pick a fight. No foe is too fearsome for the industry's crusader against greenwash to challenge - as evidenced by its open letter to Google's chief executive last...
Google slammed over Paperless in 2013 campaign
Google has come under pressure from print industry advocacy group Two Sides and the Printing Industries of America (PIA) after the search engine giant signed up to the Go Paperless in 2013 campaign.
Kenray Forming fined for health and safety breach
Packaging industry supplier Kenray Forming has been fined 10,000 after an employee severed a finger whilst testing machinery in September 2011.
Unite slams reduction in consultation period
Government plans to reduce the minimum consultation period for large-scale redundancies from 90 to 45 days are regressive and anti-job measures, Unite has said.
BPIF reduces printers' energy reduction commitment by 30%
The BPIF will launch its new Climate Change Agreement (CCA) agreement, which lowers the print industry's energy reduction target to 8.4%, after the New Year.