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Paper recycling: 5 Tips – The Paper Story (PAMSA)
Latest News & Features cartons, landfill, Paper, recyclables, recycling
Think of all the paper products you touch every day – from the cereal box in the morning to your evening newspaper. Don’t just throw them in the rubbish bin! One tonne of recovered paper will save three cubic metres of landfill space so consider the difference you could make by recycling. Keep paper clean, […]
Love Printed Books
Printed books continue to create lasting memories In the age of endless options with multiple platforms to read, readers still find themselves drawn to printed books. According to a survey recently conducted by the Paarl Media Group to look at reading habits, an overwhelming 97% of respondents were able to recite fond memories of a book […]
Got paper? Recycle it.
Latest News & Features, Sustainability Resources carbon, greenhouse gases, landfill, Paper, recyclables, recycling
We connect with paper products every day – at home in the kitchen and bathroom; at the office; at the airport. But it is estimated that only 5% of South African households recycle their paper products. So what is the other 95% doing? Unfortunately their paper goes into the refuse bin and off to landfill. […]
Could Paper be the Solution to SA’s Maths Problem
Latest News & Features Angie Motshekga, Annual National Assessments, Department of Basic Education, education, Foundation phase, grade 9, mathematics, maths, PAMSA, Paper, RecyclePaperZA, recycling, SATeacher
On Thursday 4 December, Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga announced the results of the Annual National Assessments (ANA), noting that Grade Nine mathematics remained ‘our Achilles heel’. The ANA assessed the maths and language skills of more than seven million pupils in Grades One to Nine and found the Grade Nine class of 2014 […]
Mondi’s recycled NAUTILUS® Papers Awarded Buyers Lab Performance Certification
Latest News & Features, Member Releases BLI, Brother, Canon, certification, Epson, Kyocera, Mondi, Nautilus, Paper, printing, Ricoh
Consistent quality of NAUTILUS® SuperWhite and NAUTILUS® ReFresh externally verified Vienna, 06 October 2014 – Mondi’s recycled brands NAUTILUS® SuperWhite and NAUTILUS® ReFresh have been awarded with the Buyer’s Lab (BLI) performance certification based on independent testing across numerous digital imaging devices. Buyer’s Lab (BLI), the leading global independent office products test lab and business […]
Cutting beautiful pieces out of paper
Latest News & Features, Papercrafts
A little while back, we stumbled across a tweet by Sarah Denton (@PisazzCreations) when she shared one of her papercutting marvels. Born in England, Sarah spent eight years of her childhood in South Africa. Naturally we love the medium she was using so we asked her to share a little more about the art of […]
Clear the air by recycling paper
Latest News & Features air pollution, carbon dioxide, climate change, environment, Going green, greenhouse gas emissions, job creation, methane, newspaper, packaging, Paper, paper recycling, recyclables, RecyclePaperZA
A National Recycling Day message from the Paper Recycling Association of South Africa It is estimated that only 5% of South African households recycle their paper and cardboard. So what is the other 95% doing with it? A significant amount of recyclable paper is going to landfill every year. This paper degrades along with other […]
Get South Africa Reading to Get South Africa Growing
Latest News & Features economy, ICFPA, illiteracy, International Literacy Day, PAMSA, Paper, print, SABDC, UNESCO
JOHANNESBURG – September 8 was International Literacy Day, through which UNESCO highlighted the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies. The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) is proud to represent the contribution of the global forest products industry to increased literacy around the world. “According a 2010 study[i] by the University […]
Forest Stewardship Council celebrates 20th Anniversary
Latest News & Features deforestation, Eart Summit, forest, Forest Stewardship Council, FSC
Strides made to protect the world’s forests, but tropical forests continue to be a challenge Seville, Spain (8 September 2014) – “We are proud of what we’ve accomplished in the last 20 years. We have come a long way, but we can achieve even more. And the World’s forests need that.”
The Beauty of Reading
Latest News & Features books, going places, magic, reading, SA Book Council
American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist Carl Sagan said: “A book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts (still called “leaves”) imprinted with dark pigmented squiggles. One glance at it and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, the author is speaking, […]
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Paper recycling: 5 Tips – The Paper Story (PAMSA)
Latest News & Features cartons, landfill, Paper, recyclables, recycling
Think of all the paper products you touch every day – from the cereal box in the morning to your evening newspaper. Don’t just throw them in the rubbish bin! One tonne of recovered paper will save three cubic metres of landfill space so consider the difference you could make by recycling. Keep paper clean, […]
Love Printed Books
Printed books continue to create lasting memories In the age of endless options with multiple platforms to read, readers still find themselves drawn to printed books. According to a survey recently conducted by the Paarl Media Group to look at reading habits, an overwhelming 97% of respondents were able to recite fond memories of a book […]
Got paper? Recycle it.
Latest News & Features, Sustainability Resources carbon, greenhouse gases, landfill, Paper, recyclables, recycling
We connect with paper products every day – at home in the kitchen and bathroom; at the office; at the airport. But it is estimated that only 5% of South African households recycle their paper products. So what is the other 95% doing? Unfortunately their paper goes into the refuse bin and off to landfill. […]
Could Paper be the Solution to SA’s Maths Problem
Latest News & Features Angie Motshekga, Annual National Assessments, Department of Basic Education, education, Foundation phase, grade 9, mathematics, maths, PAMSA, Paper, RecyclePaperZA, recycling, SATeacher
On Thursday 4 December, Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga announced the results of the Annual National Assessments (ANA), noting that Grade Nine mathematics remained ‘our Achilles heel’. The ANA assessed the maths and language skills of more than seven million pupils in Grades One to Nine and found the Grade Nine class of 2014 […]
Mondi’s recycled NAUTILUS® Papers Awarded Buyers Lab Performance Certification
Latest News & Features, Member Releases BLI, Brother, Canon, certification, Epson, Kyocera, Mondi, Nautilus, Paper, printing, Ricoh
Consistent quality of NAUTILUS® SuperWhite and NAUTILUS® ReFresh externally verified Vienna, 06 October 2014 – Mondi’s recycled brands NAUTILUS® SuperWhite and NAUTILUS® ReFresh have been awarded with the Buyer’s Lab (BLI) performance certification based on independent testing across numerous digital imaging devices. Buyer’s Lab (BLI), the leading global independent office products test lab and business […]
Cutting beautiful pieces out of paper
Latest News & Features, Papercrafts
A little while back, we stumbled across a tweet by Sarah Denton (@PisazzCreations) when she shared one of her papercutting marvels. Born in England, Sarah spent eight years of her childhood in South Africa. Naturally we love the medium she was using so we asked her to share a little more about the art of […]
Clear the air by recycling paper
Latest News & Features air pollution, carbon dioxide, climate change, environment, Going green, greenhouse gas emissions, job creation, methane, newspaper, packaging, Paper, paper recycling, recyclables, RecyclePaperZA
A National Recycling Day message from the Paper Recycling Association of South Africa It is estimated that only 5% of South African households recycle their paper and cardboard. So what is the other 95% doing with it? A significant amount of recyclable paper is going to landfill every year. This paper degrades along with other […]
Get South Africa Reading to Get South Africa Growing
Latest News & Features economy, ICFPA, illiteracy, International Literacy Day, PAMSA, Paper, print, SABDC, UNESCO
JOHANNESBURG – September 8 was International Literacy Day, through which UNESCO highlighted the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies. The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) is proud to represent the contribution of the global forest products industry to increased literacy around the world. “According a 2010 study[i] by the University […]
Forest Stewardship Council celebrates 20th Anniversary
Latest News & Features deforestation, Eart Summit, forest, Forest Stewardship Council, FSC
Strides made to protect the world’s forests, but tropical forests continue to be a challenge Seville, Spain (8 September 2014) – “We are proud of what we’ve accomplished in the last 20 years. We have come a long way, but we can achieve even more. And the World’s forests need that.”
The Beauty of Reading
Latest News & Features books, going places, magic, reading, SA Book Council
American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist Carl Sagan said: “A book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts (still called “leaves”) imprinted with dark pigmented squiggles. One glance at it and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, the author is speaking, […]