With plant-based dyes more commonly used in the textile industry, James Cropper says that the Wainwright Colours from Nature range is the first application to paper.
The first two shades, Limestone and Herdwick Brown, are both derived from rosemary residue, a waste stream in some food production.
Rosemary is grown as an annual crop before non-edible waste from the plant is extracted and upcycled into the dye, which is added to James Cropper’s 100% FSC recycled paper..
Joanne Storey, R&D programme Lead at James Cropper, says: “From the use of renewable materials and low impact manufacturing processes, to producing high quality products that are easy to recycle, we are committed to sustainability.”
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