Using Recycled Content Paper in Magazines - Trials and Case Studies
7th December 2016
In this project, WRAP investigated the scope to increase the proportion of recycled fibre used by magazine publishing to ensure long-term end markets for recovered fibre. Increased demand and use of recycled content paper will increase the diversion of paper from landfill, and improve the likelihood of investment in new recycled content paper capacity.
Key points
Currently magazine publishing in the UK consumes around one million tonnes of paper per annum
Only a small fraction (1-3%) of current magazine publishing contains recycled content
Overview
Overview
This project has been supported by a steering committee made up of printers, publishers, the PPA and representatives from the Newsprint Publishers Association has produced a series of case studies and print trial reports to help the magazine industry achieve its paper sourcing requirements by providing information on the experiences of some of their colleagues in the industry when using paper with recycled content.
In summary we have shown in many cases that paper with recycled content can be comparable, if not better than an equivalent virgin paper in terms of price, availability, quality and in ‘look and feel’. In order to ‘close the loop’ we need, not only to continue to collect paper from which to make recycled paper, but also to continue to specify and buy that paper. The new WRAP case studies and print trial reports will help inform that decision making process.
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Trials and case studies
Related
Related
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Paper consumption vs recovered 2005 - 2009 >>
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Paper PRN prices >>
PIX Recovered Paper Index (Europe) >>
Prices for recovered paper >>
Recovered paper imports and exports >>
Seasonal trends in UK recovered paper exports >>
Paper intake, usage and exports >>