DS Smith Celebrates Operating Milestone
After what it calls “a pandemic-driven spike in e-com- merce and the spread of unrecyclable problem plastics,” United Kingdom-based DS Smith is marking the first an- niversary of the opening of its paper recycling plant in Reading, Pennsylvania. The company said it is operating a “circular economy tri- fecta” thanks to the combination of its year-old recycling plant, paper mill and packaging manufacturing facility, all within a few miles of each other in Reading. Essential Business “Having these three facilities in such close proximity enables us to reduce corrugated waste to local landfills with our 14-day box-to-box process, where we collect, re- cycle and convert old corrugated containers (OCC) into new, sustainable packing, ready for the supply chain,” says Giancarlo Maroto, DS Smith Managing Director of paper, forestry and recycling for North America.“The best part is we can recycle the cardboard and boxes seven to 10 times, contributing to the circular economy model of reduce, re- use and recycle.” The three Reading plants — deemed essential businesses — kept 300 jobs operating during the past year, processed 20,000 tons of fiber at the recycling facility and consumed nearly 240,000 tons of recovered fiber, mostly OCC, at its paper mill.
MILL BUYING PAPERSTOCK PRICES Average prices per ton PAID BY MILLS . For Baled, F.O.B. Seller’s Dock, Packed to PS-09 standards. ISRI Specifications (PS-09) numbers appear in parentheses. Prices are intended for purposes of REFERENCE ONLY . They do not connote any commitment to sell or buy at the indicated price. Transactions may be completed at any time at a price agreed upon by seller and purchaser.
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