BIC's Designed for Recycling Part 3: Manufactured Book to End-of-Life

Congratulations to BIC on their release of Designed for Recycling, Part 3: Manufactured Book to End-of-Life, the latest report in their industry-wide exploration of how to make the book supply chain more sustainable.

What happens to packaging once a book leaves the binding line?

This report follows the journey through distribution, warehousing, and returns, right through to end-of-life, building a clearer picture of how packaging is used across the book supply chain.

The findings reveal encouraging progress, some persistent challenges, and opportunities for further innovation and collaboration.

From increasing recycled content and reducing material use to rethinking packaging solutions altogether, there is already much happening across the industry. But where could we go next?

Thank you to BIC's Designed for Recycling Task & Finishing Working Group for contributing their knowledge, data, and expertise to the research and for continuing to drive this important work forward.

The report is currently available to BIC members and will be made available to non-BIC members in early 2027. BIC members can request the report by emailing: info@bic.org.uk.