Paper recycling approaches prime time
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Paper and paperboard make up 37.5% of the 196 million tons of municipal solid waste produced annually in the US. Luckily, there has been an increase in the volume of recycled paper. The American Paper Institute calculates that about 29 million tons of paper were retrieved for recycling in 1990. These wastepaper types include old newspaper, old corrugated cardboard, old telephone directories, office paper and even third class mail. These are recycled into newsprint, construction paper, printing and writing paper, tissue, feedstock, animal bedding and molded paper products.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1992
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Recycling at the factory gate
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Pennsylvania's July 1992 regulatory package for residual waste encompasses industrial waste reduction for the first time in the US. All industries generating a metric ton or more of waste per month are required develop a source reduction strategy. This provision was added because much of the homogenous industrial waste never leaves factory sites, resulting in captive impoundments and landfills. The institution of waste management programs is environmentally and economically desirable, as has been proven by their application by several Pennsylvania-based companies.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1993
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Efficiencies and economics of curbside recycling
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Waste collection is the most expensive aspect of solid waste management programs. Thus, to improve the economics of recycling, efficiency of solid waste collection should also be promoted. This can be achieved by increasing the quantity of recyclable materials gathered, finding suitable markets for these and looking for alternatives to limit collection time and enhance collection services. Increasing community participation through education will also guarantee the success of any waste management program.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1992
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