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Indonesian delegation visits DS Smith recycling depot
delegation at its West Uxbridge recycling depot in December as part of a wider visit to British waste management and recycling operations. The team of five was made up of trade envoys and senior stakeholders investigating
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eading UK paper packaging manufacturer DS Smith hosted an Indonesian trade
recycling standards abroad. Indonesia is one of the many markets that DS Smith exports and supplies paper to, and the delegation heard from the company’s director of the recycling division UK exports, Andrew Akroyd, who focused on the importance of quality for reprocessing. Jochen Behr, head of recycling at DS Smith, who also hosted
the delegation, said: “We were delighted to host the Indonesian trade delegation and showcase the processes we have in place to make sure that material leaving our UK depots meets the increasing quality standards of our overseas customers. At DS Smith, we operate a circular business model that is based on the highest quality materials. Being transparent with our trade
partners is crucial to this process, and I am very pleased to have had the opportunity to further our relationship with Indonesia.” The issue of waste exports, particularly plastic, has recently topped the government’s agenda, with a commitment to ban plastic waste exports to non-OECD countries. The move follows Indonesia’s efforts to crack down on exported foreign waste after the country received and last year returned more than 250 contaminated containers in violation of import rules. Agnieszka Grala of Baltic Control
Group, who facilitated the visit, commented: “It was positive for us to see a recycling facility to get an understanding how the process works from the supply side. The visit to DS Smith was very positive and will support DS Smith as well as UK recycling supply to Indonesia in the future.” The group viewed a small
The Indonesian delegation and Jochen Behr, DS Smith’s head of recycling (third from right) and Andy Akroyd, UK exports director for DS Smith Recycling (second from right)
presentation on the 32-person Uxbridge operation which included information on recycling quality procedures and AI processes used. They were then taken on a tour to view the operations of the depot, which processes between 70,000 to 80,000 tonnes of paper per year.
Beverage carton recycling plant to be built in the Netherlands
The first beverage carton recycling plant in the Netherlands is being planned by Smurfit Kappa in partnership with waste collector HVC, and waste plastic and aluminium processor Bluemats. More than half of the beverage
cartons used in the Netherlands are incinerated or disposed of
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in general waste channels, with the remainder being exported to other countries for recycling. Smurfit Kappa brings expertise in paper-recycling installations to the project, which has been awarded a European LIFE grant. Henk Hoevers, vice president of paper technology at Smurfit Kappa, said: “We are excited
about being involved in a project that has the potential to solve a very big challenge and potentially push the high recycling rate of paper even further than the current 85 per cent. “Together, our three companies plan a state-of-the-art installation that can deal with this specific multi-material reject
stream. Using all three separated streams of paper, plastic and aluminium for further recycling is unique. “This plan is very much in line with the circularity that embeds all our operations and aligns with our Better Planet Packaging initiative which seeks to reduce packaging waste.”
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