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FastAnt and the environment

It has always been the policy of FastAnt to recycle all paper products that we scrap on our customers behalf at no charge. Although we will continue to provide a free of charge service to dispose of 'pure' paper products. Tighter controls imposed on us by the waste disposal industry now mean that certain types of material now incur charges if they have to be disposed of in landfill sites.

This document is intended to clarify what is, and what is not, classified as recyclable material and how, at the beginning of your products' life cycle we can reduce your costs when it comes to disposing of the product at the end of its cycle.		 

Recycling Free of Charge

FastAnt will continue to dispose of 'pure paper products' free of charge, these are literature products that are only manufactured from paper and have no more than two staples in the spine of the product or have a glued spine.

You will need to take into account how the products are packed, for example, the product may be recyclable but may be banded with the plastic or rubber bands or shrink wrapped, this will make the product non-recyclable and will either have to be sent to landfill or processed to remove all outer packaging prior to sending for recycling. Sending products to landfill or removing all non-recyclable packaging to enable products to be recycled, will incur extra process charges.

Landfill Costs

FastAnt are charged for all items sent to landfill and as of the 1st January 2009 we are charging our customers for items disposed of in this way.

FastAnt offer the option to process products to enable them to be recycled and this can be quoted upon request, based on your agreed hourly labour rate. This may be more a cost effective option for you particularly if you are disposing of a large amount of product.

Avoiding Disposal Costs

To avoid the charges associated with disposing of your products you will need to consider the following when designing and packaging your literature:

FD = Free of charge disposal      CD = Chargeable disposal


Is the product produced from paper only? = FD

Does the product include man made materials in its manufacture?
Examples : Wire or plastic comb bound = CD, product inserted in plastic binder = CD, product has laminated or plastic coated cover = CD

For more information on how FastAnt can help make your print more environmentally friendly please contact us

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