Recycling and recycled paper

Article Abstract:

The American Medical Association (AMA) is doing its part to reduce the amount of waste paper that goes into US landfills. Magazines make up 4.5 million tons, or 2.5%, of the waste generated, and the AMA uses more than 12,000 tons of paper each year to publish its journals. The AMA uses recycled paper products in its offices, and the association will use more recycled paper in its official journal, JAMA. But coated recycled paper is more expensive than virgin pulp and is in limited supply. And it will not be possible to publish the journal using 100% recycled paper. Each issue of JAMA can also be recycled, although there are few recycling plants that can recycle coated paper. In addition, the advertisements in the journal may be hard to recycle. Recycling paper may be toxic to the environment, since the chemicals used in the recycling process are often dumped in a landfill. Technological improvements in the recycling process may encourage more magazine publishers to use recycled paper.

Editorial, Publishing industry, Innovations, Periodical publishing, Periodicals, American Medical Association, Waste management

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Recycling human waste

Article Abstract:

The reclamation of waste water for agricultural use is expected to become common in many regions of the world. World health policymakers are engaged in an effort to ensure that effluent water use does not pose serious health risks.

Management, International aspects, Water reuse, Effluent quality, Water-supply, Agricultural, Agricultural water supply

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Hot waste topics

Article Abstract:

The WasteLink Index on the World Wide Web (http://www.radwaste.org) is described. Over 4,100 links to sites related to radioactive waste have been organized into 29 categories on the WasteLink site.

Information services, Radioactive wastes

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