G . F Smith launches Extract: Transforming disposable paper cups into beautiful paper

In the UK alone, we use 81 disposable cups every second. That's a phenomenal 7 million a day. Now G . F Smith has launched Extract, a pioneering paper with a dynamic combination of chemistry and artistry that takes disposable paper cups destined for landfill and transforms them into beautiful paper.

© Guy Archard

© Guy Archard

Apparently, the paper supplier can make up to 16 sheets of 380gsm paper from 81 cups, that's five cups per 380gsm sheet at 720 x 1,020mm. Extract joins G . F Smith's The Collection range and is available in 10 shades "drawn directly from nature". "Extract is a paper we had to make, but hope to discontinue," says John Haslam, Joint Managing Director at G . F Smith.

To accompany the launch of Extract, Show Space, the central home of G . F Smith, will present an installation From Cup, to Paper. On view from 9 November on Eastcastle Street in Fitzrovia. Discover more at extractpapers.co.uk.

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© Guy Archard

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