DS Smith has signed a strategic partnership with Kent County Council to recycle 15,000 tonnes of paper and cardboard a year. The recycling partnership will be delivered through DS Smith’s Paper Mill in Kemsley Kent.
The Council is working towards reducing waste and increasing its recycling rates, which currently stands slightly above the UK average. As part of this strategic programme, it will be supported by DS Smith’s Recycling Division with a focus on securing high quality paper for recycling to be used in DS Smith’s Paper Mill in Kemsley, Kent.
To ensure the highest quality materials for recycling, Kent County Council is working with the County’s Collection Authorities to reduce contamination of their recycling collections where paper and card is collected separately. State of the art quality monitoring processes at DS Smith’s paper mills have shown that contamination of paper and cardboard significantly increases when it is mixed with other recyclables such as plastic, glass and cans at the point of collection.
David Beaver, for Kent County Council, said, “Our partnership with DS Smith to provide recycling services for our paper and cardboard will support our efforts towards reaching our recycling targets. This is a new and exciting venture where we look forward to establishing a relationship with the Kemsley Paper Mill to improve Recycling in Kent. Its expertise in recycling and the location of the site within Kent County was an important factor in investing in this new partnership.”
