As the amount of waste we produce has continued to rise in the UK and the future capacity for traditional disposal methods like landfill are likely to be less available, we have a potential problem - what will we do with our waste in the future? Traditionally, many materials that could have been recycled have been sent to landfill and in recent years the Government has been active in changing the habits of the UK population.
Recycling of unwanted products is more than just a government ambition: it is an environmental necessity and is at the forefront of an expanding industry bringing new jobs and opportunities into the UK.
Paper, its collection, recovery and recycling, has been leading this change of perception from waste to valuable resource. The last decade has seen enormous changes in willingness to recycle, the infrastructure facilitating this activity and the amounts of paper that the UK diverts from landfill.
More than just recycling for recycling's sake; Aylesford Newsprint uses this recovered fibre to manufacture premium quality newsprint which can then be used again by the publishing industry.