UK toilet roll maker Essity has announced plans to construct a new paper recycling plant, aiming to replace the company’s 50-year-old recycling factory.
Under the plan, the manufacturer is to allocate some £30 million (US$36.5 million) to the project, according to the information obtained by local news site Business-live.co.uk.
Paul Oliver, the firm’s programme manager, said that the “old Unifibres building has served us well – but both it and some of the equipment it houses have reached the end of their working lives.”
“Essity is committed to a more sustainable future, and using recycled paper in our toilet rolls and paper towels has always been central to that. A high proportion of recycled paper in our products is also popular with our supermarket customers and environmentally-aware shoppers,” he said.
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