A company in Germany transforms waste paper collected from nearby homes
and businesses into huge rolls of recycled paper.
These rolls are
shipped over to the UK.
Paper can be recycled up to six times, saving energy and water.
Most of the paper gifts that come with the magazine are printed in the UK by a ‘B Corp’ company. This special status means the business has super high standards for looking after the environment, its customers and employees.
That means the wood used to make them has been taken from sustainable forests which support wildlife and are managed in a way that benefits the lives of local people and workers.
Whenever your magazine includes stickers, these have been printed in the UK on FSC-certified paper.
Next comes the finishing process: the printed and bound magazines, paper gifts, and any other bonus items like stickers are all sent to a UK-based finishing centre where they are packed together in a large envelope ready for sale.
All of our regular suppliers and printers are based within 150 miles of the finishers, keeping our transport emissions to a minimum.
Once you’ve bought and read your latest copy of Nat Geo Kids, you can add it to your collection, donate it to the library for someone else to read, or recycle it. Perhaps in the future the recycled paper will be remade into a brand-new issue for you to enjoy!
Unsold magazines are eventually returned to the finishing stage. After a quality check, they’re either recycled or repackaged to be sold as double-issue packs.
