In response to the news that the next Harry Potter book will be printed on forest-friendly paper, Belinda Fletcher, head of Greenpeace's forest campaign, said:
"This announcement is great news and means that Harry Potter's magic will be helping to protect the world's ancient forests. Unfortunately, this is not the case for all books printed in the UK.
"But by publishing the forthcoming books on a paper combining recycled and Forest Stewardship Council certified fibre, Bloomsbury are making good on their commitment to go ancient forest friendly."
"It's also great to hear that Bloomsbury are looking to use 100 per cent recycled fibre where possible for other books, which is the most eco friendly option available."
Greenpeace is campaigning to get the book industry to stop sourcing paper from ancient forest regions and move towards using 100 per cent ancient forest friendly paper (1).
Bloomsbury will be printing the next Harry Potter on a mixture of post consumer recycled and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified pulp (2).
Bloomsbury made an initial step towards making Harry Potter ancient forest friendly in 2005 by printing the hardback version of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' on a 30 per cent FSC certified paper and printing the paperback on paper made from 50 per cent post consumer recycled fibre.
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- 1. Ancient forest friendly papers are those that maximise recycled content with any virgin fibre coming from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified sources.
- 2. The FSC is the only certification scheme that can ensure that the timber products you are buying come from forests that have been managed in an environmentally and socially responsible way.
For more information about the campaign call the Greenpeace press office on 020 7865 8255.
