Education Edge January 2017
Education Edge is PAMSA’s newsletter that focuses on the education and training activities of the association as well as its members. Get the latest issue here: Education Edge Jan 2017
Latest News & Features
For all the latest happenings within the paper industry, and all things paper recycling, check out our latest news and features, here.
‘Tis the season to declutter and recycle
Ah, December – not only a time for gifts and festivities but also the perfect time to declutter our homes and offices. According to the Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (RecyclePaperZA), white or office paper is among the least recycled products in South Africa. This is largely due to archiving and storage of important […]
PAMSA presents its comments and recommendations to DoE
On Wednesday 7 December the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) participated in the public consultation workshop held at Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg. The Department of Energy had invited all interested stakeholders to comment on the Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) Report and the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Assumptions and Base Case which were released on 22 […]
Real vs Artificial Christmas Trees – An Environmental Perspective
Each year during the holiday season people begin decorating and buying gifts. For those that celebrate Christmas, an important decision is choosing a tree. This includes deciding if it will be a real or artificial Christmas tree – especially in the US and Canada. How does your decision impact the environment? Cost, convenience, and personal preference […]
Mondi recognised in three categories of WWF’s Environmental Paper Awards 2016
Mondi Group is very pleased to have been recognised in three categories of WWF’s Environmental Paper Awards in 2016. In the category ‘’Transparency’’ Mondi was recognised for publishing the forest, climate and water footprint of 92% of our uncoated fine paper brands. In the category “Best Environmental Performance Paper Brands”, 32 of our uncoated fine […]
South Africa Celebrates National Book Week
The 7th annual National Book Week kicked off at the Apartheid Museum with a keynote address by the Gauteng MEC for Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Ms. Faith Mazibuko, who spoke on the importance of reading to build future leaders of our country. National Book Week (NBW), which runs from the 05th -11th September 2016, […]
Celebrating trees, wood and water this Arbor Week | 4 – 10 September
In South Africa, 1.3 million hectares (ha) of pine and eucalyptus trees are sustainably managed for commercial processing into wood and paper products. Through modern science and nanotechnology, wood fibre – cellulose – is used in automobiles, aerospace, defence and even medicine. While Arbor Week traditionally calls on all South Africans to plant indigenous […]
National Book Week – 1-18 September 2016
“It was Nelson Mandela who said that ‘education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world’. As the South African Book Development Council, we firmly believe that access to books from an early age is the sharp edge of the spear. That said, we are never too old to learn. […]
Recycle this graphics are available for download
The Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (RecyclePaperZA) has produced a set of graphics that just about anyone can apply on paper-based packaging and communication materials.
How to build a printing business in a digital world
People who work in print find themselves in a constant state of flux and perplexity. Overhaul my business? Stick with what I know? And then, to move swiftly into the realm of the philosophical: is print dying? Luckily, the future of the printing industry isn’t as type and dried as all that.