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ENVIRONMENTAL considerations are a top priority at Yorke Peninsula Country Times. 

YPCT managing director Michael Ellis said every care had been taken to ensure the materials and processes used to produce the newspaper were environmentally friendly. 

“Our newsprint is a combination of recycled paper and paper grown in sustainable timber plantations,” he said. 

“We recycle all materials used in printing, including our aluminium printing plates and plastic strapping and we use non-hazardous, inks. 

“We also have a full range of recycled paper and card stock available to our commercial printing clients. 

“Our building in Kadina is powered by solar panels and fully plumbed to rainwater and staff utilise recycling for all food packaging and drink containers, plus we use the local Food Organics Garden Organics scheme for food waste.” 

Nationwide, almost 100 per cent of printed newspapers have been diverted from landfill under an industry-led scheme approved by the Federal Government for recycling newspapers and magazines 

Last year, only 0.2 per cent of all printed newspapers went to landfill. This data highlights the ultra-low waste and carbon footprint of print, far outshining all other communication channels. 

The voluntary National Environmental Sustainability Agreement scheme is administered by ThinkNewsBrands, a consortium of Australia’s major national news publishing media companies. 

Under the scheme, news publishing media companies commit to using sustainable fibres and non-hazardous inks to support safe recycling, and to recycle unsold products.