Environment & Recycling
D W Cases are committed to our environmental policy and reducing our carbon footprint.
Corrugated packaging is made from a natural and renewable resource and is fully
recyclable.
Forestry commissions’ sustainability programmes ensure softwood tree growth rate
actually exceeds felling. In North America 1.7 million new trees are planted every
day ensuring the future supply of trees which remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
combating the greenhouse effect.
Hardwood trees from the equatorial rain forests are unsuitable for the manufacturing of
corrugated paper.
All corrugated is fully biodegradable and recyclable.
All our corrugated waste along with other companies and local authorities corrugated is
collected and recycled back into the system.
To recycle corrugated it is first soaked in water to release the cellulose fibres. The
resulting pulp is then pressed into sheets and dried. Although the fibres get shorter
each time they are pulped, corrugated can be recycled up to five times before they
disintegrate.
80% of our packaging is made from recycled paper. It is of course possible to
manufacture boxes which are made entirely from recycled materials.
Other ways of recycling corrugated include composting, animal bedding and home
insulation. It is also being used for the manufacture of corrugated coffins.
Cardboard is also a good component in the developing area of waste to energy creating
power from waste products.
D W Cases will continue to strive for the best eco-friendly solutions available for
packaging today. In doing this, we will be endeavouring to protect the environment
for tomorrow.