Written by Mr RC Viner of the Premier Paper Group this article gives a very frank and honest account of where one paper industry executive thinks the industry as a whole needs to go in order to continue to improve the industries' sustainability.
Here are some snippets -
"The United Kingdom should recycle more paper and use more of its waste paper in the domestic production of paper and board - instead of exporting over five million tonnes of waste paper each year."
"Using 70gsm paper instead of 80gsm can use 23% less wood fibre, 20% less water, 28% less energy and produces 13% less waste. And yet, today’s 70gsm papers will perform just as efficiently in the most demanding xerographic applications as an 80gsm equivalent."
"In practice, the vast bulk of paper produced today comes from trees - they are a convenient, flexible and relatively cheap source of pulp. But there are alternatives. One manufacturer already produces a range of coated papers suitable for high quality printing applications that contains a high proportion of a bagasse - a by-product from the refining of sugar."
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