The process of obtaining new paper products from waste or old papers is termed as Paper recycling. Papers like white paper, colored paper, magazines, newspaper can be recycled whereas, napkins, tissue papers, coffee cups, sticky papers cannot be recycled.
The recycling process involves collecting, sorting, shredding, pulping, filtering and de-inking. The benefits associated with this process are, reduction of wood, water and oil usage. Along with this, other advantage is that, 900 kg of paper recycled saves around 3.6 cubic yards of landfill space.
Related associations:
Carolina Recycling Association | New York State Association for Solid Waste Management |Arizona Recycling Coalition | Carolinas Plastics Recycling Council | New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse & Recycling, Inc.| Construction & Demolition Recycling Association| Building Materials Reuse Association | Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries| American Forest and Paper Association | International Solid Waste Association | National Waste & Recycling Association | National Recycling Coalition| Waste Management & Recycling Association of Singapore| National Glass Association| Ontario Waste Management Association