Under the partnership agreement, the companies will work together to handle 26,000 tonnes of de-inked paper sludge from Severnside’s Hollins Mill in Darwen, Blackburn, and use them for a range of applications including animal bedding, land restoration and agricultural fertiliser.
The paper crumb from the mills that have low moisture content and no odour can be used as an alternative to hay and straw for use in bedding product, while the organic matter of paper sludge can be used as a soil fertilizer helping to grow new trees.
Severnside commercial director Mathew Prosser said that Envar is able to offer some interesting solutions which are seeing the waste from its companies’ mills being put to excellent reuse.
“With our own clients, we pride ourselves on developing innovative solutions to avoid landfill, so working with Envar means that we can ensure that our own waste practices are just as sustainable,” Prosser said.
