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Links to other paper and paper recycling related pages:

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  • Exploding the myths. The Two Sides site. In these pages you can get all the facts about the Graphic Communication Value Chain: here.

  • UPM Forest Life is an excellent interactive site that lets students explore a forest virtually: www.upmforestlife.com

  • The European paper and packaging industry has updated 'the Story behind Paper' brochure in 2009. The electronic file can be downloaded from the CEPI website here.

  • The concept of "Deinkability Scores" on the ERPC website
  • Darmstadt University of Technology, Institute for Paper Science and Mechanical Engineering (PMV, former IfP) does most of the research for INGEDE.
     
  • The Centre Technique du Papier (CTP) – The French Pulp and Paper Research Institute – is another research partner of INGEDE.
     
  • Papiertechnische Stiftung (PTS) is an organisation of the German paper industry. PTS offers their customers services in the areas of research, consultancy, measuring and advanced training.
     
  • The German Federal Environmental Authority (Umweltbundesamt) has some english pages available.
       
  • Paperonline is a beautifully designed, detailed and informative Service of CEPI.
    CEPI is the Confederation of European Paper Industries – a Brussels-based non-profit making organisation which is both the forum for and voice of the European pulp, paper and board industry.
     
  • On the CEPI pages you can also find the most recent "European List of Standard Grades of Recovered Paper and Board" or you can download it as a pdf document here.
     
  • With over 32,000 members worldwide, TAPPI is the world's largest professional organization dedicated to the Paper and Pulp Industries
     
  • EU Ecolabel for Printed Products: Official Website
     
  • COST Action E32 deals with "Characterisation of paper surfaces for improved printing paper grades". The main objective of the Action is to develop and improve methods for analysis of printing paper surfaces in order to improve print quality.
  • COST E46 is a European research plan titled "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE UNDERSTANDING AND USE OF DEINKING TECHNOLOGY". About 30 members from 12 European countries meet to discuss recyclability issues twice a year. The program is funded by the European Science Foundation (ESF). The COST E46 Memorandum of Understanding gives a short overview on the state of the art of paper recycling and current deinkability problems. The scientific programme's objectives are
    - Development of a better understanding of the mechanisms involved
    - Developments of methods to improve the de-inkability of difficult to deink inks and toners
    - Assessment of developments in printing technology, ink and toner and their potential impact on de-inking efficiency and the opportunity for the development of de-inking friendly inks or printing techniques.
    The next meeting will be Oct 12, 2006 in Grenoble (France) at CTP.
     
  • COST E48 is a European network of universities, research organisations and industrial partners engaged in paper recycling, investigating "The Limits of Paper Recycling".
     
  • PIRA International (Surrey, UK) is working with companies in packaging, paper, printing and publishing to improve their profitability and deliver innovative business solutions, also in the field of paper recycling.
     
  • PulpandPaper.co.uk is provided as a free news service to the pulp and paper industry. To submit stories for editorial consideration contact Martin Swayne.
     
  • In January 2004 the British Recovered Paper Association (BRPA) became the Recovered Paper Sector Body of the newly relaunched Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) - everything about this and about British paper on http://www.paper.org.uk/recoveredsector/about.htm
     
  • The European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists' Colours Industry (CEPE) represents the interests of about 1100 paint and 150 printing ink and over 20 artists' colours companies at European level.
     
  • Adhesives are among the contaminants that have to be removed from recovered paper pulps, and they are the contaminants that create most of the problems. The US Postal Service has presented recycling friendly pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA). About these you can find an article "Innovative approach to solving "stickies" problem and developing environmentally benign pressure sensitive adhesives through partnerships" by Said AbuBakr, Research Project Leader, and Joe Peng, Program Manager. The pages of the USPS like a Q & A page by the USPS dealing with Pressure Sensitive Adhesives are not available any more.

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