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PAPER RECYCLING INTRODUCTION CcUrrently, in the United States approximately 22 million tons of waste paper are ollected for recycling. Of the 22 million tons collected, about 15 million are post onsumer wastes and 7 million are industrial wastes in the form of clippings gen- erated in plants making paper products. Over 28% of all the paper used in this country is now being collected and utilized as either raw material to make recycled paper and paperboard in the U.S. or as an export to countries overseas. , In' 197g, approxima,tely, lg million tons of waste paper were collected for recycling. increasing demand. Of the 22 million tons recycled annually, the paper industry use~ approximately 18 million tons. Three hundred thousand tons are used to make other products such as insulation and building products and the remaining 3.7 million tons are exported to recycling mills overseas. The U.S. is the major exporter of waste paper in the world. The first major consideration before embarking on a paper recycling program is to ...... ,o',, guaranmeo mat Kg, 1%, l,l,~ v.-t~- t~ L~ ~vlJ~l.,d h, your area. Keep in mind that eollection is only the first step in recycling. Recycling takes place when waste paper is used as a raw material to make a new product and during that process the waste paper loses its identity. How To Locate Markets There are approximately 2,000 waste paper dealers in the U.S. who buy paper from colleetors.'Waste paper dealers are listed in the yellow pages of the telephone directory under "waste paper" or "recycling." Before starting any recycling program for waste paper, contact the dealers in your area and visit with them personally if possible. Dur- ing this visit, you will learn what grades of recyelable paper they are buying, the prices that they are paying, the quality they require, and how the reeyelable paper will be transported from its point of generation to the dealer who will buy the paper. Also, there are many recycling paper mills that buy reeyclable paper at the mill. Most of these mills are also identified in the yellow pages. Most mills that buy recyclable paper at the mil1 site require it to be delivered to them in a form that can be handled easily. Usually it is delivered in pick-up trucks or vans and the driver must unload it onto a conveyor belt where it can be automatically handled in the manufacturing process.