Waste Activities

Newspaper publishers have established waste reduction measures within their own plants to reduce the amount of newsprint used in the production of newspaper. Examples of these measures include:

• Reducing the basis weight of the newsprint
  
• Increasing the size of the paper reels to reduce the waste which occurs when changing to a new reel
  
• Improved transport methods which reduced the damage to reels; and monitoring of circulation trends to reduce the number of unsold copies.

Energy and Air Activities

Our main newsprint supplier, Norske Skog, is a participant in the Commonwealth Government's Greenhouse Challenge Program. Company initiatives between 1990 and 2000 have resulted in a 17% reduction in net greenhouse emissions. Emissions per tonne of newsprint have fallen by 31% over the same period.

The main contributors to this achievement were lower energy use due to the introduction of recycled fibre and more efficient use of energy and steam. The company also owns significant areas of plantation, which act as carbon sinks.

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