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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 […]
McDonald’s to replace polystyrene foam cups with paper cups at 14,000 US restaurants
Latest News & Features As You Sow, cups, McDonald's, Paper, plastic, recycled fiber, recycled fibre, restaurants, RISI
By James McLaren, Senior Editor, PPI Pulp & Paper Week, RISI SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27, 2013 (RISI) – McDonald’s has agreed to replace its polystyrene foam hot beverage cups with paper-based cups at all its 14,000 restaurants in the US, according to social corporate responsibility advocate As You Sow.
Print Power UK announces ambitious direct mail campaign to promote the Power of Print in direct marketing
Latest News & Features direct mail, marketing, Ogilvy, print, Print Power UK
Imaginative direct mail pieces have today been sent to 2,200 leading UK brand owners and media decision makers as part of a European initiative to demonstrate the high degree of response which can be obtained with creative, sensory, direct mail.
Clean up your act and start recycling this spring
A National Recycling Day message from the Paper Recycling Association of South Africa Recycling. It is a word that either gets you excited or fills you with dread. But in a world of consumption and waste, recycling is quite possibly one of the easiest things you can do to keep our planet clean and healthy. […]
How cartons are recycled
Ever wondered how liquid packaging such as milk, juice and custard cartons are recycled? Here is a short video from Tetrapak which explains how it is done: HowCartonsRecycle Baled cartons are dropped into a pulper, similar to a giant domestic food mixer, filled with water, and pulped for around 20 minutes. This breaks down the packaging to […]
SA’s media: The old is dying, the new is struggling to be born
Source: Politicsweb.co.za The state of our newspapers, in print and online, in seven tables and charts The recent release of the Audit Bureau of Circulations’ figures for the second quarter of 2013 were reported as containing yet more bad news for South Africa’s newspapers. In its report on the figures Business Day stated that SA newspapers “remain under […]
National Book Week celebrates the books of our lives
Johannesburg, South Africa (07 August 2013) — National Book Week will be celebrated from 2 – 7 September 2013 across the country. Schools, libraries, municipalities and provinces will all be hosting diverse activities to highlight the books of our lives and the value reading adds to our lives. This South African Book Development Council (SABDC) initiative, […]
RecyclePaperZA reports an increase in paper recycling
The latest statistics from the Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (RecyclePaperZA) show that 73,674 tonnes more paper was collected in 2012, up from 1,077,641 tonnes in 2011. The 1,151,315 tonnes recovered in 2012 equates to 57.3% of paper that can be collected and recycled* compared to 58.2% in 2011. The slight dip can be […]
Insightful interview on CNBC Africa’s Open Exchange with Jane Molony
If you missed CNBC Africa’s David Williams interview on Friday 2 August with Jane Molony, executive director of PAMSA. As the worldwide recession subsides the South African paper and pulp industry has settled, with some grades of sustainably produced pulp, packaging and tissue paper showing slight growth in demand. However, with rising imports, increasing costs and […]
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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 […]
McDonald’s to replace polystyrene foam cups with paper cups at 14,000 US restaurants
Latest News & Features As You Sow, cups, McDonald's, Paper, plastic, recycled fiber, recycled fibre, restaurants, RISI
By James McLaren, Senior Editor, PPI Pulp & Paper Week, RISI SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27, 2013 (RISI) – McDonald’s has agreed to replace its polystyrene foam hot beverage cups with paper-based cups at all its 14,000 restaurants in the US, according to social corporate responsibility advocate As You Sow.
Print Power UK announces ambitious direct mail campaign to promote the Power of Print in direct marketing
Latest News & Features direct mail, marketing, Ogilvy, print, Print Power UK
Imaginative direct mail pieces have today been sent to 2,200 leading UK brand owners and media decision makers as part of a European initiative to demonstrate the high degree of response which can be obtained with creative, sensory, direct mail.
Clean up your act and start recycling this spring
A National Recycling Day message from the Paper Recycling Association of South Africa Recycling. It is a word that either gets you excited or fills you with dread. But in a world of consumption and waste, recycling is quite possibly one of the easiest things you can do to keep our planet clean and healthy. […]
How cartons are recycled
Ever wondered how liquid packaging such as milk, juice and custard cartons are recycled? Here is a short video from Tetrapak which explains how it is done: HowCartonsRecycle Baled cartons are dropped into a pulper, similar to a giant domestic food mixer, filled with water, and pulped for around 20 minutes. This breaks down the packaging to […]
SA’s media: The old is dying, the new is struggling to be born
Source: Politicsweb.co.za The state of our newspapers, in print and online, in seven tables and charts The recent release of the Audit Bureau of Circulations’ figures for the second quarter of 2013 were reported as containing yet more bad news for South Africa’s newspapers. In its report on the figures Business Day stated that SA newspapers “remain under […]
National Book Week celebrates the books of our lives
Johannesburg, South Africa (07 August 2013) — National Book Week will be celebrated from 2 – 7 September 2013 across the country. Schools, libraries, municipalities and provinces will all be hosting diverse activities to highlight the books of our lives and the value reading adds to our lives. This South African Book Development Council (SABDC) initiative, […]
RecyclePaperZA reports an increase in paper recycling
The latest statistics from the Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (RecyclePaperZA) show that 73,674 tonnes more paper was collected in 2012, up from 1,077,641 tonnes in 2011. The 1,151,315 tonnes recovered in 2012 equates to 57.3% of paper that can be collected and recycled* compared to 58.2% in 2011. The slight dip can be […]
Insightful interview on CNBC Africa’s Open Exchange with Jane Molony
If you missed CNBC Africa’s David Williams interview on Friday 2 August with Jane Molony, executive director of PAMSA. As the worldwide recession subsides the South African paper and pulp industry has settled, with some grades of sustainably produced pulp, packaging and tissue paper showing slight growth in demand. However, with rising imports, increasing costs and […]