Efficient quality printing at competitive prices
The Kent Messenger Group and its suppliers have a strong stance on minimising the impact of their operations on the environment.
Our suppliers
- Newsprint
- All of the newsprint purchased by The Kent Messenger Group is either 100% recycled or obtained from FSC regulated replenishable sources.
www.aylesford-newsprint.co.uk/Environment.asp- www.fsc-uk.org/
- Ink
- Sun Chemical
- www.sunchemical.com/environmental.aspx
- Plates
- FujiFilm
- www.fujifilm.com/about/sustainability/index.html
Recycling
- Waste paper and cardboard
- All of our printed and unprinted waste paper produced during printing and the cardboard from reel wrappers and consumable packaging is recycled via SCA recycling.
- www.scarecycling.co.uk/
- Printing plates
- Used aluminium printing plates are returned to our supplier and subsequently recycled.
- Chemicals
- All of the chemicals used in the plate making process, in the press hall, and waste inks are collected on site by a specialist certified waste treatment company, J&G Environmental Services.
- J&G Environmental Services also collect and clean all of our empty ink and chemical containers and recycle them into new plastics.
- Polythene
- All of the waste polythene produced during the polywrapping process is collected by J&G Environmental Services and recycled into new plastic suitable for producing building materials such as Drainpipes. www.jg-environmental.com