Pioneering approach of paper mill praised by MP

A HISTORIC paper mill has been praised for its pioneering approach to industrial sustainability and its long-standing contribution to the local economy during a visit from Rossendale and Darwen MP Andy MacNae.

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The Essity paper mill in Stubbins, which produces paper for some of the global hygiene and health companies’ market-leading brands, plays a key role in the business’s operation supplying hand towels, napkins and toilet tissue for major businesses throughout the UK and Ireland.

The Stubbins mill manufactures tissue for the company’s Tork brand and is also the home of Tork PaperCircle - an innovative, closed-loop recycling initiative that collects and recycles used paper towels from organisations across the UK, including a host of Premier League football clubs, schools, churches, tourist attractions and businesses.

The site is the only Essity facility in the UK capable of recycling used takeaway drinks cups and paper towels into new tissue products.