The firm is also celebrating after winning an award for Best Technology Application at the 2007 Plastics Industry Awards.
In terms of its paper supply, Grosvenor has said it is not just the quantity which is an achievement, but the quality.
The material is delivered to M-Real's New Thames Mill in Sittingbourne, Kent, and is used to manufacture EVOLVE office stationery, made from 100% recovered paper.
Mill manager Howard Emmett said: “A reliable supply of high quality paper that meets our exacting specifications is a key component of our business. Working with Grosvenor has provided M-real access to just this.
Grosvenor's managing director John Viviani added: “This achievement is a result of leading edge technology and a commitment to UK mills quality that ensures the products we supply to manufacturers are of the highest quality.”
The plastics industry also praised Grosvenor's technology, particularly its £1.3 million fully-automated plastic bottles and can sorting facility, which was commissioned last year.
“Achievement”
Judges said: “It really is a technology achievement. It lives up to the category title and ticks all the boxes.” They added that the technology was being “applied in an industry that is really crying out for it”.
The facility uses Titech's Coloursort technology to identify and separate plastic bottles into four grades – PET clear, PET coloured, HDPE natural and mixed plastics – after separating the steel and aluminium cans.
The dedicated equipment sorts up to 5 tonnes of plastics per hour in one pass with some 35,000 tonnes per annum diverted away from landfill and into manufacturing.
Grosvenor received £250,000 of funding from the Economic Development Infrastructure Building (EDIB) which is supported by the London Recycling Fund.
The EDIB programme is managed by London Waste Action and supported by the London Development Agency (LDA).
It aims to provide capacity for municipal and business recyclables in London and to create jobs and training opportunities.
Colin Roberts, chief executive of London Waste Action, said: “Recycling plastics in London took an important step forward with the commissioning of this new facility. The automated sorting facility generates separated plastic streams which can be used by local markets, creating opportunities for closed loop recycling.”
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