May 15, 2025 | Publications
Construction waste is currently an underutilized resource in the transition towards a circular economy. The main challenges remain the lack of waste segregation at construction sites and scalable recycling economies for the collected material. The Alliance Paper Sacks...
Jun 12, 2024 | Publications
Why recycling paper sacks can support the European cement industry on its way towards a circular economy and its net-zero targets. Article published by World Cement in their June 2024 issue. Article: Going Circular with Paper Sacks. World Cement, June...
Apr 9, 2024 | Publications
The benefits to standard high-volume recycling mills from including sack kraft paper in the fibre furnish Paper sacks are made from renewable raw materials. The virgin fibres in paper sacks are sourced from sustainably managed forests, using as a starting point the...
Feb 20, 2024 | Publications
The sustainable cycle of paper carrier bags The Spanish organisation La Bolsa De Papel has produced an infographic that demonstrates the fibre cycle for paper carrier bags – from the sourcing of the raw materials, the production of the paper and the paper bags via the...
Jan 30, 2024 | Publications
CO2 footprint of the European paper sack in 2021 There is a consistent downward trend in the cradle-to-gate fossil carbon impact of average European sack kraft paper and paper sacks. For the production of sack kraft paper 2018 to 2021: The reduction in fossil carbon...
Nov 15, 2023 | Publications
Investigating the papermaking potential from recycling kraft paper sacks within standard high volume paper mills. Martin Kay, Michael Sturges, Robert Langley. In Paper Technology International (PITA), Vol. 64, No. 3, Autumn 2023. Ed. Paper Technology Industrial...