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The Queen unveils paper recycling technology for used drinks cups
In company with Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, HM The Queen opened the £5 million plant at the James Cropper mill at Kendal in Cumbria. of cups has made them unsuitable for use in papermaking. In the UK Cropper’s recycling technology incorporated in the cups leaving paper pulp that can be used in high-quality papers. Disposable cups are made of
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between 90-95 per cent high
er Majesty The Queen has inaugurated what is thought to be the
The Queen at the James Cropper mill with operations director Patrick Willink, (left), and chief executive Phil Wild (right) during the tour of the new reclaimed fibre facility. Picture: Lindsey Dickings, North West Evening Mail
of development, James Cropper can now not only recycle the
the global problem of disposable cup waste. the cup waste in a warmed
Biofuture for Mankind is the theme of PulPaper
being held in Helsinki next year The conference programme
sector specialists led by chairman Jorma Eloranta, the former chief
Conference the concept of bioeconomy will be discussed
July 2013
as resource management for a sustainable world,” says the organiser Adforum. “Another topic is how to make business from biomass and how to make new products out of forest industry also be covered in a number materials and will feature talks from brand owners as well as packaging producers on new
material and why to choose them.” A key part of the conference
programme and running alongside the main conference is Pulping Conference (IMPC), a by PI, TAPPI, PAPTAC, SPCI and PTF. Led by chairman Sari Liukkonen from VTT, Technical IMPC conference programme
pulp suitable for use in luxury papers and packaging materials. Mark Cropper, chairman of James Cropper plc, said: “Cup waste is a rich source of high a contaminant in paper recycling. “Our technology changes that and also addresses a major environmental waste problem and greatly honoured that Her Majesty The Queen and The Princess Royal are joining us on the occasion of our new plant opening. There is no pioneering development.”
whole area from fundamentals well as mill experiences. PulPaper will also host the of PI (the Paper Engineers be celebrated with a spectacular gala evening at new Helsinki Music Centre.
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