Germany: A Stamp on Recycled Paper
Deutsche Post is issuing its first postage stamp produced on recycled paper.
The German company and the British paper manufacturer Tullis Russell developed the postal stamp with the motif „Flower Letter“ (Blumenbrief) jointly; the gummed version was produced from 12.8 metric tons of 100 percent recycled paper. 82.5 million stamps are issued in stamp sheets and gummed rolls. Every stamp costs 95 cents. According to the information, a self-adhesive version of the stamp is also available, “although for technical reasons this currently continues to be printed on conventional paper”.
(Published in GLOBAL RECYCLING Magazine 2/2025, Page 8, Photo: DHL Group)
