DS Smith Honoured for Improving Recyclable Paper Packaging with RES Service

DS Smith Receives Industry Recognition for Advancing Paper Packaging Recyclability

London’s DS Smith, a leading paper packaging producer and an International Paper company, received appreciation and recognition for its Recyclability Evaluation Service (RES). Additionally, it was a remarkable and unforgettable moment for DS Smith as it also received an award from the European Paper Packaging Alliance 4evergreen. The event honored the services or products that improve and advance the recycling process by effectively promoting sustainability in packaging and services.

The RES was built for customers who create a particular or establish fiber-based packaging, following the well-precise evaluation and listing of a packaging product’s recyclability, and guidance. The guidance on how to improve and manage recycling credentials in a European paper mill or recycling facility.

The Marketing Director at DS Smith, Anita Clarke, said,

“We are excited and proud of this win for our Recyclability Evaluation Service. These efforts are a massive success, keeping customers at the forefront of examining their packaging’s recyclability potential through a way of real-world and large-scale recycling experience.”

The DS Smith evaluators test every product to further confirm its sustainability evaluation and to initiate recycling within the European mill, using the 4evergreen Recyclability Evaluation Protocol and the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) Recycling Test Methodology. After testing is complete, the recyclability score ranges from 100 to +100, and a report is provided to customers.

The company stated that its RES lab testing was purpose-built to support businesses and valued customers by helping reduce fees under new or forthcoming legislation, including the extended producer responsibility (EPR) and Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

The RES core operations start at DS Smith’s repeatability lab under Kemsley Mill, one of Europe’s largest recycled paper mills. Built in 1924, the mill has an annual production capacity of about 830,000 metric tons of light- to medium-grade paper. The lab, inaugurated in 2021, is used to research technologies that improve the sustainability of fiber-based packaging.

Additionally, including wet-end chemistries, repulpability, recyclability, surface chemistries, coatings, and barrier technologies. Clarke proudly mentioned their sustainable commitments toward the businesses and customers (clients) as they map EPR and PPWR.