Recycling
Paper-based packaging industry makes pledge over mineral oils
The European paper-based packaging industry is to phase out the use of printing inks based on mineral oils for food packaging, following last March's health scare.
DS Smith hails "improved performance in every division" in half-year results
DS Smith has announced a 20% year-on-year increase in its pre-tax profits from 35.6m to 42.8m in its half-year results, on revenues of 1,034m.
De-inking inkjet in spotlight after European conferences
De-inking of inkjet print was in the spotlight last week as two separate European summits looked at inkjet's impact on the recycled waste stream.
Arjowiggins opens Greenfield mill to HP deinking trials
Arjowiggins Graphic and HP have announced an ongoing partnership to look into de-inking Indigo liquid toner and inkjet prints at its advanced wood-free Greenfield mill in France.
Nordic Recycling site suffers major blaze
A blaze involving 10 fire engines has broken out at Nordic Recycling, a waste management company that specialises in recycling waste paper collection.
Metallics in the waste stream
Clinic topics this month: Kevin Purdy on environmentally sound ink; Paul Sherfield on ISO and Fogra standards; and Karen Charlesworth on short-run bookbinding
PaperChain backs recycling campaign
PaperChain is supporting the recently launched Campaign for Real Recycling.