Recycling

James Cropper to recycle up to 100m McDonald's cups
James Cropper could soon be transforming up to 100 million used McDonald's coffee cups a year into paper after the two companies signed a landmark deal.

Arjowiggins benefits from bag regs, extends range
Arjowiggins Graphic saw a three-fold rise in enquiries about paper suitable for making paper bags in the run-up to the introduction of the plastic bag charge in England.

SO Recycle extends operations to printers
SO Group has expanded its recycling operations to help printers earn an income from their waste.

DEP reveals new thicker coated polypropylene
Specialist print-coatings company DEP is to launch a range of polypropylene substrates with eco-solvent coatings.

BFS used Trelleborg blankets converted into luxury briefcases
Consumables manufacturer and supplier BFS Pressroom Solutions has seen its used Trelleborg printing blankets transformed into luxury briefcases by environmental lifestyle accessories producer Elvis &...

Increase in printers chasing ISO 14001, according to J&G
Print waste management firm J&G Environmental has said that the environmental standard ISO 14001 is now becoming an accepted business necessity in the industry.

Rise in printer interest in recycling, according to J&G
A "significant increase" in enquiries from printers seeking information on recycling has been reported by waste management specialist J&G Environmental.

Royal visit marks opening of James Cropper pioneering recycling plant
Paper group James Cropper has developed technology capable of recycling millions of disposable coffee cups into the highest-quality papers for luxury brands.

Huge blaze at paper mill
Firefighters have brought a major fire under control at a midlands paper facility.

Technotrans plans North Print & Pack launch
Technotrans has said it will unveil its new Loop 40 filtrations system for the heatset web offset market at North Print & Pack 2013.

Recycling is not easy, but it's always possible
When a supplier says a material is 'recyclable', verbally or through this being noted on the product's data sheet, two things will happen. Firstly, if the printer has been keeping abreast of the...

Teijin launches recycled PET paper
Japanese chemical and pharmaceutical company firm Teijin has launched a non-woven synthetic paper produced from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles.