James Cropper Archives - Environment+Energy Leader

Södra, James Cropper Develop Compostable Plastic Alternative

July 16, 2014July 16, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Swedish forestry giant Södra and paper and technical fibres manufacturer James Cropper have created a lightweight, biodegradable alternative to plastic. The companies say the sustainable paper product, called DuraPulp, can carry the weight of an adult and be composted within 100 days. Södra and James Cropper are working together to ... Read more »

Paper Cup Recycling Group Formed

July 11, 2014July 10, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Mondelez International, Mars Drinks and Nestlé Professional are among the founding members of an industry group formed to drive recovery and recycling of paper cups. The Paper Cup Recovery and Recycling Group (PCRRG), a group of stakeholders of the paper cup supply chain, will be managed and coordinated by LRS ... Read more »

Sweet Recycling: Chocolate Wrapped in Chocolate Waste

October 18, 2013October 23, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

James Cropper has developed a recycling process that the UK paper manufacturer says could save the skins of many of the 3.5 million metric tons of cocoa beans produced each year by turning the waste product into paper. The sustainable paper is now in production and certified for use in ... Read more »

Paper Company Opens Coffee Cup Recycling Plant

July 22, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

UK specialty paper company James Cropper has opened what it says is the world’s first facility that will recycle disposable coffee cups and reuse the pulp to make paper. Until now, the plastic content of cups has made them unsuitable for use in papermaking, James Cropper says. In the UK ... Read more »

On-Site Power Briefing: SolarCity, Los Angeles Schools, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, James Cropper, Poindexter Nut, Cenergy Power

October 24, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

SolarCity says its 7.4 MW solar power project that will bring renewable energy to 26 Los Angeles Unified School District schools will save the district more than $776,000 in the first year and more than $25 million over the next 20 years. Seventeen schools have already been installed, and SolarCity ... Read more »

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