Hiya, I'm in my last year of my fashion and textile design degree. I have submitted my dissertation this year and one topic was solely on magazines. It was all about sustainability. Sadly I went way over the word count so I had to take the chapter out. I did however post in on my blog if you want to have a read. I don't mind you using some of the info but it has all of my opinions on it. Here is the opening paragraph: "Fashion and Textiles Magazines make up a large percentage of the Fashion and Textiles industry. Consumers buy them to get the insight on new trends, see what celebrities are wearing, and giving new tips on remaking your wardrobe. What makes a magazine? There are the papers, mostly pine that take twenty years to mature, or alternatively the paper made from a non tree fibre, there may be a recycled content – that has been deinked and bleached, has the paper a gloss on, is it coated, what inks are used, are the fumes that are released by inks monitored properly, and what involves the printing process itself? There are many things to consider, and there are a lot of processes that are damaging to the environment that are used." Anyway I go into to different processes and such and talk about Kenaf paper. I also looked at the book Cradle to cradle for new ways of recycling ink. If your interested in more info, please let me know :)

Kitty x