重新詮釋環保的再生紙

紙廠Favini位於義大利Omegna的Crusinallo，起源可以追溯到1736年的威尼斯一間小磨坊，因當下的時空背景之下，被國家授與在工廠生產紙張的權利，因而開始了這段造紙歷史。以往曾介紹過使用咖啡渣、還有馬鈴薯的皮作為紙的原料，而這次來自義大利紙廠Favini，在中文為「粉碎」之意的「Crush」一紙，除了使用各種不同植物的加工副產品以外，製造過程中大量使用農工業廢水，也減少造紙這門工藝，對於生態造成的負擔。值得探討的部分是，Favini的原廠資料顯示，「Crush」使用了非常多種農業副產品，包括了：柑橘皮、葡萄皮、櫻桃梗、玉米葉、咖啡渣、杏仁殼等；而接著將農業及工業廢水再次淨化後，加入抄紙使用，最後取代了15%原本需使用樹木製成的纖維素，從真正意義上的減少樹木砍伐。這本「Crush」紙樣主要以強烈的視覺圖像為設計訴求，使用農業副產品來造紙對於環境有幫助，應用設計與印刷上也有不錯的表現，但原紙看起來實在不太討喜，與其他類型的紙相較之下是比較吃虧的地方，所以會在圖像上做比較強烈的視覺效果，也是能夠理解的地方。

最後來解釋一下這張圖，以水果為例子；通常我們取得水果主要的部分是果汁與部分的果肉，果皮通常會用做土壤的肥料、畜牧用的飼料或洗髮精之類的添加物，但增加氣味或是作為肥料的意義並不大，且使用量並沒有想像的多，拿來添入造紙中作為取代部分木材的纖維成分，我個人認為是個相當理想的好想法。其實Favini這間紙廠，一直以來都在進行著各種副產品來取代樹木的實驗，例如某些區域過度滋生的海藻、甚至是輪胎鞋底的橡膠廢棄物，目前均有成功轉換為造紙原料、並取代樹木砍伐數量的實際案例，在不久之後或許盡可能地將廢棄物再利用，是個值得開發的趨勢，也是未來設計業之於環境議題中，不可或缺的一個重要環節。

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The upcycled paper that redefines environmental protection

Favini is located in Crusinallo Omegna, Italy. Its origin dates all the way back in 1736 in a small mill in Venice. Due to the opportunity and environment at the time, it was given the right to produce the paper by the government; therefore its history in the papermaking began.It has previously been mentioned that coffee grounds and potato peels have been used as the ingredients in papermaking. Other than using different types of plants as ingredients, during the papermaking process, a significant amount of wastewater from factories and farms have also been used. This reduces the ecological impact in papermaking.
This “Crush” sample booklet mainly uses strong visual images as its design. By using the agriculture by-products it helps the environment; there are also good effects in the applications of design and printing. However, the paper itself does not seem likeable, compared to other types of paper this is its disadvantage. It is understandable that this booklet emphasises on visual effects.It is worth to mention that Favini’s factory information shows the production of “Crush” uses variety of agriculture by-products, these include: orange peel, grapefruit peel, cherry mold, corn leaf, coffee ground, almond shell and etc. And wastewater from factories and farms is added into the papermaking process after further purifying process. Finally, it replaces the 15% fibres that were required from the tree, this is the true definition of reduction in tree harvesting.

Finally, let’s explain this figure. Using fruit as an example; usually, we obtain the fruit juice and fruit flash from the fruit itself, the peels are usually used as fertilisers, livestock feed or shampoo ingredients, however, there isn’t much significance in there, and the volume being used isn’t as much as imagined. Personally, I think it is an ideal concept to apply this and hence replacing the tree fibre in the papermaking process. In fact, Favini has always been experimenting variety types of by-products to replace trees in the papermaking process. For example, excess seaweed from some areas or even the rubber waste from tyres have all been successfully converted into papermaking ingredients, and hence it reduces tree harvesting. In the near future perhaps re-using wastage (up-cycle) is the trend that is worth exploring. It is also an important and indispensable link to the environmental issue in the design industry.

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  • 3/5 [價格指數 Price Level]
  • 13 [種顏色 Colors]
  • 5 [種厚度 Thickness]
  • 90~350 [基重範圍 gsm]