Paper and packaging make up huge proportions of most municipal and commercial waste streams and therefore the paper industry is the UK’s largest recycler.

Yet almost 5 million tonnes of waste paper are still sent to landfill or incineration each year, often causing the industry to import fibre to meet its needs. This makes neither environmental nor economic sense.

Severnside are a member of the British Recovered Paper Association (BRPA), which was formed in 1997 and succeeded the British Waste Paper Association, which had previously represented the waste paper industry for over 75 years. The aim of the BRPA is to promote, protect and enhance the interests and stature of the United Kingdom recovered paper collection and processing industry and its members.

The association is the major organisation in the industry and is affiliated to The Paper Federation of Great Britain. Click on the logo to link to information on the BRPA or follow the link directly to the Producer Price Index- an economic indicator that measures the price movements of recovered paper leaving BRPA member factories.

Click here to read more about Paper and Cardboard Recovery in the UK.