UPM Shotton Taking Steps Toward "Zero Waste to Landfill"
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UPM Shotton, the largest newsprint mill in the U.K., has entered a long-term agreement with waste management company PHS Special Contracts, part of PHS Wastetech, to reprocess all of its rejected material. The paper mill currently recycles 650,000 metric tons of recovered paper per year in its newsprint manufacturing process, combusts deinking residues to create energy, and reuses ash from the combustion process.
Mixed waste materials from UPM Shotton's pulping process will be used to make recycled plastic products such as railway sleepers, furniture, and plastic board.
"We are delighted to have found an innovative solution through PHS Allclear for this most difficult of waste materials. We are now really heading towards zero waste from the site," said Andrew Bronnert, Head of Energy & Utilities at UPM Shotton.
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