Paper Recycling
Paper recycling is the collection and processing of used paper products to make new paper products and involves a number of steps before it even gets to the paper mill.
Paper Industry
PAMSA supports the South African pulp and paper industry in pre-competitive and common areas of environmental issues, education and training, and research and development.
Paper Explained
Paper has a fascinating history. Developed centuries ago, it has been through the mill – literally and figuratively – in terms of what it’s made from and how it is made.
About PAMSA
The Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) lives and breathes all things paper. As an industry association, it looks after the pre-competitive legislative, education, environment, research and recycling interests of the pulp, paper, board and tissue sector in South Africa.
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EcoVadis confirms Mondi’s Platinum status as one of the top 1% companies globally
Mondi, a global packaging and paper manufacturer, has maintained its Platinum status in EcoVadis’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ratings. The Group’s overall score of 87% places Mondi among the top 1% of global companies assessed for the eighth consecutive year. EcoVadis is a recognised business sustainability ratings organisation covering 220+ industry categories, over 180 countries, […]
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS | Seven Things You Didn’t Know Have Their Roots in Wood
JOHANNESBURG – MARCH 20, 2024 – Wood is the wonder fibre of the world. Multifunctional and renewable, when used sustainably, wood and its components are an indispensable part of the everyday life. “Biotechnology and innovation are helping the forest product sector to use sustainably farmed trees in ways we never imagined possible,” says Jane Molony, […]
South Africans Urged to Improve Their Recycling Habits Ahead of Global Recycling Day
Global Recycling Day takes place annually on 18 March. While South Africa recycles an average 1.1 million tonnes of paper and paper packaging each year, a significant amount is lost when it is discarded with wet waste, lost to the environment as litter or stored up in homes and businesses as documents and paper packaging. […]
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