Perrys was built on paper. Long before recycling became a boardroom priority or sustainability targets were written into strategy documents, we were collecting, grading and recycling paper and cardboard. It’s where we started, it’s what we know inside out, and it remains at the heart of what we do today.
Over the years, our services have evolved. We now handle a wide range of materials – paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, offering a full recycling-led waste management solution, as well as secure destruction. But paper is still our foundation. It’s in our DNA as a business, and that experience is what makes us a trusted partner to so many printing companies.
Understanding the Printing Industry
Printing companies operate in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. Paper moves constantly through your site – reels, sheets, offcuts, misprints, trim, cores, packaging and finished goods. Managing these material streams efficiently is not just about housekeeping; it directly affects cost control, operational flow and environmental performance.
Because Perrys was born as a paper and cardboard recycling business, we understand the detail. We know the difference between grades. We understand contamination risks. We appreciate the importance of segregation at source to protect value. And we know how quickly paper volumes can build up on a busy production floor.
That knowledge allows us to work alongside printing businesses, not just as a collection service, but as a recycling partner.
Protecting Customer’s Values
Paper is one of the most successfully recycled materials in the UK. When properly segregated, it can be reprocessed again and again, supporting a closed-loop system where fibres are reused rather than lost to landfill or lower-grade recovery routes.
For printing companies, this means that clean, well-managed paper waste is not simply a by-product, it’s a valuable resource.
We help businesses put the right systems in place to:
- Segregate paper and cardboard effectively
- Prevent contamination from plastics or general waste
- Maximise rebate potential where applicable
- Improve traceability and reporting
- Manage Health & Safety, risk assessments & method statements.
- Ensure customer compliance with regulators, auditors, security standards and NET ZERO objectives and waste mapping and process flow charts.
By keeping paper streams clean and separate, printing companies can actively contribute to the circular economy, ensuring that fibres remain in use for as long as possible.
Evolving With the Industry
While paper remains central, we recognise that modern printing sites generate more than just fibre. Stretch wrap, pallet wrap, straps, cores, pallets and general packaging materials are all part of the operational picture.
Our evolution into a broader recycling-led waste management provider means we can manage these additional streams too – but always with recycling first as the priority.
Residual waste, where unavoidable, can be directed to waste-to-energy, ensuring that even non-recyclable material is handled responsibly. However, our focus remains on maximising recycling before any other option is considered.
A Partnership Approach
Working with printing companies is not new territory for Perrys – it’s part of our heritage. We understand production schedules, space constraints and the need for reliable, consistent collections. Downtime is not an option, and neither is a recycling partner who doesn’t understand your material.
From our beginnings in paper and cardboard to our full-service offering today, our commitment has stayed the same: keep valuable resources in circulation and support businesses in reducing waste responsibly.
Paper built our business. Today, it continues to connect us with printing companies who are serious about sustainability and the circular economy.
If your printing company wants to work with a reputable industry expert in paper recycling, contact us today. Email us at info@perrys-recycling.co.uk. Learn more: www.perrys-recycling.co.uk.
