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Sustaining Our Environmental Credentials
05 July 2019
Taking a responsible approach to the environment has been a priority for us for many years but we need to do more. To this end, for example, we are working with James Cropper on a range of mountboard made from recycled paper. There are some cases when only virgin paper stock will do, but there are many, many other cases where recycled paper is fine.
The vast majority of our mountboard is already FSC accredited and we are introducing more mouldings with this standard too. Our recently launched Geneva was in response to an increase in demand for these products.
Free frames
We love to hear about your initiatives and we love this really great idea from Kingston Gallery in Milton Keynes who offer old stock to students and artists rather than sending it to landfill.
Croppers in action
James Cropper has been at the forefront of innovation and has won numerous awards for their work in retrieving the paper pulp from coffee cups, in particular.
The company has set out to help recycle some of the estimated 2.5 billion take-away cups that are currently thrown away in the UK each year, giving them a second life and creating new value from waste. To date more than 24 million coffee cups have been upcycled through the process and the facility has the capacity to upcycle 500 million each year.
For example, some of this retrieved pulp is turned into notebooks for stationers such as Paperchase and the famous British department store Selfridges has teamed up with them to turn its used disposable cups into shopping bags.
From 2013, they have also been involved in a scheme that sells energy generated by solar panels on the factory roof to the benefit of the community and other stakeholders. The scheme reduces CO2 emissions and generates vital funds to support local projects.
FSC
Larson-Juhl recognises the increased worldwide environmental concerns over wood sources and holds PEFCTM (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes) and FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) Chain of Custody certifications from BM TRADA Certification Ltd.
These schemes provide assurance mechanisms to purchasers of wood and paper products that they are purchasing wood produced in a sustainable way. Products carrying the FSC® or PEFCTM labels are independently certified to assure consumers that they come from forests that are managed to meet the social, economic and ecological needs of present and future generations.
Chain of Custody certification is the unbroken path which products take from the forest to the consumer, including all stages of manufacturing, transportation and distribution.
This means we can offer you the added reassurance and peace of mind about the source of the timber used in our products.
Look for FSC® certified products.
Watch this space for more FSC news!
Free frames
We love to hear about your initiatives and we love this really great idea from Kingston Gallery in Milton Keynes who offer old stock to students and artists rather than sending it to landfill.
Croppers in action
James Cropper has been at the forefront of innovation and has won numerous awards for their work in retrieving the paper pulp from coffee cups, in particular.
The company has set out to help recycle some of the estimated 2.5 billion take-away cups that are currently thrown away in the UK each year, giving them a second life and creating new value from waste. To date more than 24 million coffee cups have been upcycled through the process and the facility has the capacity to upcycle 500 million each year.
For example, some of this retrieved pulp is turned into notebooks for stationers such as Paperchase and the famous British department store Selfridges has teamed up with them to turn its used disposable cups into shopping bags.
From 2013, they have also been involved in a scheme that sells energy generated by solar panels on the factory roof to the benefit of the community and other stakeholders. The scheme reduces CO2 emissions and generates vital funds to support local projects.
FSC
Larson-Juhl recognises the increased worldwide environmental concerns over wood sources and holds PEFCTM (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes) and FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) Chain of Custody certifications from BM TRADA Certification Ltd.
These schemes provide assurance mechanisms to purchasers of wood and paper products that they are purchasing wood produced in a sustainable way. Products carrying the FSC® or PEFCTM labels are independently certified to assure consumers that they come from forests that are managed to meet the social, economic and ecological needs of present and future generations.
Chain of Custody certification is the unbroken path which products take from the forest to the consumer, including all stages of manufacturing, transportation and distribution.
This means we can offer you the added reassurance and peace of mind about the source of the timber used in our products.
Look for FSC® certified products.
Watch this space for more FSC news!
