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Paper Industry facts
Tendencies David Peacock, Commercial Director with The British Paper& Board
Industry Federation based in Westlea sets out some facts about
paper consumption in the U.K.
The Link Magazine has recently
featured several pages on how this
APES to care for pond locality can help in the campaign to
conserve the world's resources by
A group of eleven and twelve year olds has decided to do their bit for recycling. The Trade Association
the environment. for the British Paper and Board
Martin Becker, Brendan Cracknell, Wayne Davies and Mark Court, Industry, after ll7years in London,
all second year students at Greendown School, have been busily became a West Swindon ratepayer
fundraising and negotiating with Thamesdown Council to look after in July 1988, and having read your
a pond in Toothill. They've called themselves APES, which stands earlier articles with interest we
for the Animal Protection and Environment Society. thought your readers would be
interested in knowing a little more
about our industry and its activities
in the field of recycling.
1. This year UK will use nearly 10
million tonnes of paper and board
or about 145 kgs per head (putting
us 4th in the world with USA, BPBIF Director General Jeffery
Sweden and Holland as 1st, 2nd, Bartlett, left, outside Paperinakers
and 3rd). House in Westlea, with David Peacock
2. UK will manufacture this year
about 4.5 million tonnes, exporting packaging boards and papers,
about 20% (0.9 million tonnes). newsprint and tissues.
3. We will therefore import about 7. Newspapers and magazines
6 million tonnes or 63% of what we from households are likely to be
use. needed in increasing quantities in
4. Out of the 10 million usage, the next two or three years.
perhaps 40% cannot be recovered Two final points about trees:
(toilet paper, cigarette paper, car a) They do have to be cut down to
parts, books, paper contaminated make pulp (and wood for
in various ways, paper burned etc.) construction, of course) but the trees
Three members of APES with their home-made banner by the pond in Kiln Of the remaining 60%, nearly half used for the purpose - mainly
Park, from left, Martin Becker, Brendan Cracknell, and Wayne Davies is recovered or 3 million tonnes: 2& overseas -are replaced so that more
million is recycled here, Y2 million wood is always growing than is
Martin, the instigator of the environment to put into a fact exported to be recycled elsewhere. being used: think of trees as a crop.
group, explained the reason for pack and were thinking of 5. More than half the paper and b) Tropical hardwoods are not good
deciding todo something positive publishing a newsletter. board made in UK isbased on waste for papermaking so the blame for
for the environment. "I've always APES have been talking to paper or has a high waste content. the destruction of Brazilian
been interested in animals and it Richard Keating, the Urban 6. The main uses for waste are in rainforests does not lie at our door!
upsets me to see them killed, Fringe Officer at Thamesdown
especially the elephants in Africa. Council, about taking
Seeing all the publicity about the responsibility for the old Preserving an ancient woodland
burning down of the Amazon rain agricultural pond which has been
forest made me want to do preserved in Kiln Park, off for future generations
something. Beaumaris Road, Toothill. Helen Plenty describes the work of a group of volunteers who are
"1 told a few friends and my "I'm really impressed by bringing a West Swindon woodland area back to life for the community
mum thought up the name. We Martin's determination and
had a stall at the Link Centre organisation," said Richard. "The It's a year since the Peatmoor Woodland Group first set foot in the copse
Charity market and sold our own pond belonged to Whitehill Farm atPeatmoor (nearShaw) and decided just how it was goingto accomplish
books and toys. We raised £20. and still has a role. It attracts a the task of managing the area. Only a handful of members remain and
We're also collecting newspapers variety of bird, animal, insect and we're looking for others to join us.
and are going to book a paper plant life and it represent a bit of However we are still working in the wood as anyone who lives locally
skip at Toothill Village Centre history in the area. The Council is and has taken the time to read the notice board by the entrance will know.
soon." keen to involve local people in We are now in our second coppice season, which involves the cutting
Brendan Cracknell said the managing wildlife habitats and back of trees to ground level in order to open up the canopy of the wood
group had been collecting it's nice to have the interest from so that more light can reach the floor. This encourages a wider variety of
plants and animals. All the trees cut in this way regrow once spring
information the 12 to twenty year olds."
about
arrives so it is not as drastic as it sounds.
New planting of trees is also planned for this season in last year's
"Energy without End" coppiced area, including oaks (which are not cut down) so that a balance
of tree species is maintained.
A talk by Trevor Houghton from the A great deal of other work also remains to be done so that the wood can
be opened to the public for their enjoyment. Plans include laying a
Bristol Energy Centre for Renewable footpath through the wood,the completion of hedge laying around the
Energy and Energy Conservation perimeter to prevent 'informal' access and short cuts which will damage
the wood, the creation of a pond for wildlife. A survey of birdlife to be
in the Home undertaken bya local Ornithologist group and the placing of bird and bat
boxes to provide new habitats and encourage breeding are also in in
Tuesday 16th January, 8p.m. hand. There's also a lot of tidying and general rubbish clea ring to be done
as well.
Friends Meeting House The group wants to meet other people willing to volunteer some time
Eastcott Hill, Swindon to help make the Peatmoor Woodland a natural resource for the whole
community. We meet on the first Sunday of the month at 10a.m. On
For more information, contact Sunday 7 January and 4 February, we will be finishing off the coppicing
David Searby on 875516 work and planting trees.
Come along on a Sunday or give me a call on 886236 after 5p.m. for a
chat about what the group does.