Capital Waste Plan Will Cut Printers' Enviro-Impact
Wednesday 3rd December 2008
Huge volumes of waste collected from printing companies in London and the south east and once destined for the Dorset headquarters of print waste management specialist J&G Environmental are to be processed in London in the future.
J&G are setting up a transfer station in Rainham, Essex, so that waste from the region, which until now would have made the long road journey to Blandford, can be processed closer to home resulting in substantial environmental advantages.
The company, which handles waste management for thousands of UK printers and newspaper groups, says the new facility will help environment-conscious printing companies to reduce their carbon footprints.
Among the equipment to be installed at the site will be an aluminium baler which will crush thousands of tons of litho plates into more manageable bales prior to being recycled into motor industry components.
The company has applied for an Environment Agency permit for the site which will eventually allow it to handle a wide range of printing waste there including large volumes of hazardous liquid waste such as developer and solvent, used ink, empty ink tins and cartridges.
J&G general manager John Haines said: "New facilities like this allow us to get closer to our customers, and happily this has an upside for the environment. A significant number of print companies are now looking for ways to reduce their environmental impact. Cutting the distance their waste is transported can really help them to achieve the improved carbon footprint many of them are seeking."
The company also operates a depot at Warrington, which services customers in the north and midlands, and is now planning new waste handling facilities in Coventry and Scotland.
