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Environmental certification for Mondi Raubling mill
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ondi’s paper mill at Raubling in Germany has been awarded
ISO 50001 certification, as part of its programme to improve energy efficiency and sustain its environmentally sound operations. A team has been assembled to implement the potential energy savings in water circulation, new projects and vacuum system maintenance. In addition, all employees have been trained in energy management. As well as the ISO 50001
certification, in the final quarter of 2012 the Raubling paper mill was recertified according to
the ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and FSC Chain of Custody standards. The mill has also been awarded DIN EN 15593 hygiene
certification for the second time. A consistent hygiene management system is of vital importance in the production, storage and sale
of foodstuff packaging. Managing director Helmut Endler said: “As a mid-sized company, the Mondi Raubling paper mill operates in a highly competitive environment. By way of our ISO 50001 certification, we have established a new standard at Raubling. It shows that we, as a company, are committed to the responsible treatment of valuable resources.” Mondi Containerboard, part of the €5.8 billion a year Mondi international packaging and paper group, has five production sites, and is a leading European supplier of virgin and recycled containerboard.
UK local authorities miss out on cardboard recycling
Local authorities in the UK that collect household cardboard with green waste for composting are missing out on revenue and denying the manufacturing industry of a valuable resource, warns paper recycler Smurfit Kappa Recycling. Together with the Organics
Recycling Group (previously AfOR) it is urging councils to collect paper and cardboard separately from green waste, wherever possible. Ian Halson, business
development manager for local authorities at Smurfit Kappa Recycling, explains the economic benefits of collecting cardboard separately: “Gate fees for garden waste are
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today around £25 per tonne and upwards, so any tonnage of cardboard waste that is diverted from composting offers considerable scope for savings. What’s more many reprocessors will pay councils for the cardboard, which is a valuable recyclable resource. This is a win-win situation, generating additional revenue for local authorities while helping the UK recovered paper industry to become self-sufficient.” Keen to assist councils in choosing the most environmentally sustainable recycling solutions, Smurfit Kappa Recycling has published a leaflet outlining five reasons to separate cardboard from green waste. It says:
1. Diverting cardboard from green waste can make significant savings on gate fees and captures a valuable resource; 2. Smurfit Kappa Recycling can offer a dedicated and regular household collection service from the curtilage; 3. It is likely that local authorities will not be able to count the amount of waste materials sent to composting towards their recycling performance, unless the resulting compost complies with the PAS 100 and the Quality Protocol:2011 specification; 4. Defra has highlighted that recycling paper back into new paper products is the preferred option, as it is the most environmentally sustainable. (Guidance on applying the Waste
Hierarchy, Defra June 2011); 5. The Organics Recycling Group recommends that wherever possible paper and cardboard waste are collected separately from green waste. Smurfit Kappa recycles
around 500,000 tonnes every year of recovered paper and cardboard from the UK waste stream into new corrugated packaging material that supports UK manufacturers, retailers and exporters. With its own nationwide collection infrastructure, the company can offer a dedicated and regular household collection service from the curtilage. It can also provide bring banks for recycling of mixed cardboard and paper.
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