Packaging origination and flexographic plates manufacturer Contact Originators has now reached ‘zero waste to landfill’ status.
Partnering with waste recovery specialist B&M Waste Services, the company now sends 100% of its site waste to be either reused, recycled or recovered at a dedicated ‘waste-to-energy’ plant.
The announcement marks the next important step on Contact’s long-term sustainability journey, as it aims to be the most ecologically sound business of its kind in the reprographics sector and support its print and packaging customers in new ways.
Jo Grundy, quality and systems manager at Contact, said, ‘We are thrilled to announce that we have reached zero waste to landfill in our operations – this is an enormous step for our team at Contact. With the support of leading business waste specialist B&M, we have fundamentally changed how we do business. Our service and product range remains, but now our corrugated and flexible packaging customers can also rest assured that all our waste is managed responsibly and that our work contributes to a cleaner supply chain. A siloed approach to print and packaging sustainability simply doesn’t work. It’s about the bigger picture and seeing the supply chain as a connected whole, which of course includes prepress.’
