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Get creative with paper
Latest News & Features, Papercrafts
The beauty of working with paper is that each creation can be unique. Whether it is for a birthday card, a get well card or a Valentine’s card, making your own cards, can be therapeutic and fun. Here are five tips to get you started. The rest is all up to you. Take a trip […]
Rekindle your love for paper
Latest News & Features Going green, love, Paper, Valentines
“Paper? But this is the digital, paperless age and we are trying to go green,” we hear you say. Yes, it is the digital age where e-cards and textmessages abound, but you are very wrong if you think paperless is the greener way to go.
Book Review: History of paper a ripping read
Latest News & Features Basbanes, China, history, Japan, Middle East, North America, Paper, Western Europe
Pointing to the “tendency on the part of paper to take the place of everything else, to become a universal substitute, so to speak,” a journalist concluded in 1881 “that the future had a grand development in store for it.”
CEPI Sustainability Report 2013 – Advancing the Bioeconomy
Sustainability and competitiveness have to go hand in hand for industry to excel. The European paper industry is a leading example of this. Reducing raw material consumption makes both sustainable and economic sense. Using residues from papermaking to produce renewable energy is also a good example. Turning residues from recycling operations into useful products is […]
Unfolding the potential of Print Media
The leaflet, produced by Cepi, outlines how the cluster of industries which form the print media value chain – papermaking, paper converting, printing and publishing – are valuable contributors to the new low-carbon, resource-efficient and knowledge-based economy. This in turn contributes to the EU 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
Forest-based sector launches children book during European Forest Week
“The Unexpected Forest” features adventures from Spik and Booksy in the forest – a lovely story that describes sustainable forest management and timber use without the usual facts and figures.
Paper: a media display technology without equal
We love this article (published 29 January 2014) penned by Tom Foremski, a former Financial Times journalist and the founder and publisher of Silicon Valley Watcher. We stumbled upon the article on memeburn.com. If paper were announced today, as an alternative technology to digital screens, its tech specs would be madly impressive. Paper is a […]
Woolworths makes recycling easier for consumers
Latest News & Features packaging, recycling, waste, Woolworths
In an industry first, Woolworths has initiated and introduced a new on-pack recycling label (OPRL), intended to assist recycling efforts by making it easier for customers to recycle correctly, while stimulating the growth of the recycling sector. Woolworths was motivated to develop the new recycling labels after feedback from customers revealed that the industry symbols currently […]
Leadership Statement on the Value and Future of Forest Certification
Latest News & Features bioenergy, certification, FAO, forest, WBCSD, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
4 November 2013, Istanbul, Turkey – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) understands that reducing forest loss and degradation is a global societal priority requiring immediate and concerted action. It is critical we find ways to ensure that more of the world’s forests and plantations are sustainably managed and that forest products are […]
Embracing the positives in paper
Latest News & Features digital media, GDP, innovation, manufacturing, packaging, Paper, pulp, sustainability, TAPPSA, technology, tissue
In a world where notebooks are more electronic than paper-based, and printing is misconstrued as a crime against the environment, many have dismissed pulp and paper as a sunset industry. This could not be further from the truth, as illustrated by the success of the industry’s National Conference and Exhibition – held in Durban between […]
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Love in a Letter
Latest News & Features expression, hand-written, letter, Paper, Valentines
AF&PA Blog by Matiiapa Chindori-Chininga Coordinator, Paper Group In today’s world, it takes just a few seconds to type out an email or text or record a quick video or voice note. But despite all the convenience and availability of modern multimedia modes of communication, nothing beats the pleasure of opening the mailbox and finding, […]
World Wetlands Day – 2 February | Protecting our world’s water factories
Latest News & Features Wetlands wetland eco systems freshwater forestry trees hectares catchment vegetation conservation
Protecting our world’s water factories – how the forest products sector is leading the way FACTS Wetlands are the most threatened of all South African ecosystems. Despite only making up 2.4% of the country’s landmass, wetlands play a big role in natural and urban areas, 50% of South Africa’s wetlands have been lost to human […]
Pulp and paper centre of excellence launched in Mandeni, KZN
Latest News & Features Africa, economy, education, fibre fields, industry, manufacturing, Paper, project, pulp, RecyclePaperZA, recycling
The uMfolozi Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College, Fibre Processing and Manufacturing (FP&M) Seta and the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) open Pulp and Paper Centre of Excellence On Thursday, 31 August 2017 the uMfolozi TVET College, the FP&M Seta and the Paper Manufacturing Association of South Africa hosted the official […]
Local Lake St Lucia team scoops South African Wetland Awards
Latest News & Features Andrew Zaloumis, biodiversity, founder CEO of iSimangaliso, Larry Bentley, Mondi, National Wetlands Indaba, Peter Gardiner, South African National Wetlands Society, Stewardship Award, Wetland Science and Research award, Zululand Observer
A dedicated team of South African environmentalists, Andrew Zaloumis, Nicolette Forbes, Bronwyn James and Peter Gardiner, scooped two awards for their work in conserving Africa’s largest and oldest proclaimed estuarine system.The team has worked together over decades to ensure that one of the world’s greatest natural treasures will endure for generations to come.At the National […]
South Africa’s paper recycling rate rises to 68.4%
Latest News & Features economy, environment, landfill, paper recycling, recovery
South Africa successfully diverted 1.4 million tonnes of recyclable paper and paper packaging from landfill in 2016. This is equivalent to the weight of 280,000 adult African elephants or would cover 254 soccer fields. The Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (RecyclePaperZA) confirms that the annual paper recovery rate has sustained 2% year-on-year growth since […]
Minister of the Environmental Affairs unveils Mpact’s liquid packaging recycling plant
Latest News & Features beneficiation, liquid packaging, Mpact, Paper, recycling, renewability, sustainability
On July 25th, Mpact opened its liquid packaging recycling plant at the company’s Springs paper mill. The company held an on-site ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning, with Minister Dr. Edna Molewa, the Minister of Environmental Affairs, as well as other national and local government officials in attendance.
Paper recycling 2020 target of 70% reached in 2017
Highlights 1,3 million tonnes of paper products, cardboard boxes and liquid cartons diverted from landfill in 2017. Increased rates driven by industry investment for local beneficiation in mills. Informal collectors and partnerships with municipalities are also key drivers in recycling. Sector challenges the need for paper and paper packaging industry tax – prefers route of […]
Environmental Guidelines for Commercial Forestry Plantations available on FSA website
Latest News & Features, Sustainability Resources biodiversity, certification, commercial plantation forestry, conservation, environment, environmental guidelines
Forestry South Africa (FSA) has released the third version of its popular Environmental Management Guidelines for Commercial Forestry Plantations in South Africa. Unlike previous iterations, this version is in electronic format and can be found on the FSA website www.forestry.co.za.
PAMSA’s Jane Molony named President of the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations
Latest News & Features ICFPA, Jane Molony, PAMSA, Paper, plantations, sustainability
The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) announced Jane Molony as its new president. Molony, executive director of the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA), will serve in this capacity for the next two years.
Forestryexplained.co.za – a fabulous forestry resource for all
Latest News & Features climate change, food, forestryexplained, forests, fuel, International Day of Forests, plantations, renewable, timber, wood
Forestry South Africa heralds International Day of Forests The United Nations International Day of Forests on 21 March 2017 will be marked by Forestry South Africa with the launch of an information and illustration-rich website, ‘Forestry Explained’. The International Day of Forests is about celebrating all forests, indigenous and commercial.