 Paper
Magic – The Schools Waste Paper Recycling
Scheme
Waste Paper Recycling Scheme
A FREE waste paper collection & recycling scheme
specially for schools.
The Paper Magic scheme is a unique interactive collection,
recycling and re-use scheme for Schools. It is run
by the Apsley Paper Trail charity as part of its Paper
Trail project in Apsley, Hemel Hempstead., the birthplace
of paper’s industrial revolution.
The scheme itself is quite simple – in exchange
for schools collecting and sorting ‘office waste
paper’ (white or coloured A4 and A3 paper, exercise
book and old text book pages), Paper Magic will pick
up the waste paper for FREE. Paper Magic re-manufacture
it into new paper and reward the collection effort
with new recycled paper for use in the school. There
is also the opportunity to visit the Paper Trail project
to see recycling in action, learn about 200 years of
industrial history and experience other curriculum
based activities.
A Scheme Where We All Win
Schools win because we collect
their ‘office paper waste’ for free and
provide new re-manufactured paper for the school to
use. Our education support scheme provides educational
visits to the paper trail project, curriculum support
materials for teachers to use and even a structured
work experience programme for year 10 and 11 pupils.
Our Paper Magic Education Officers are available to
conduct school assemblies, provide sustainability and
recycling lessons and INSET courses.
Apsley Paper Trail Charity wins because
the waste paper we collect from schools helps us to
keep the historic Frogmore Mill paper machine running.
In 1803 the world’s first commercial papermaking
machine was installed at Frogmore Mill pioneering the
volume availability of paper that fuelled the industrial
revolution, enabled the institution of mass education
and, in no small measure, helped create the modern
world. Frogmore has been a working paper mill ever
since, specialising in paper recycling since 1895 which
is also the date of its current paper machine. With
Paper Magic we aim to turn the world’s oldest
commercial mechanised paper mill into one of the industry’s
newest concepts — the community paper recycling
mill.
The Community wins because Paper
Magic unlocks the true value from office waste paper
and diverts this waste from landfill. Because the Paper
Trail Project’s charity ideals are to foster
education, sustainability and access to all, it provides
a unique resource that everyone can use and from which
the whole community can benefit.
How Can You Join?
If you feel that our scheme is worthy of support,
please visit our website:
where
you will find more details and an enrolment form.
Alternatively, you might prefer to email us at papermagic@thepapertrail.org.uk or
contact the Paper Magic team by phoning 01442 234600.
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