PAPER RECYCLING

WHAT’S THE PAPER?

Material that is presented as a thin sheet made with paste of vegetable fibers or other
materials ground and mixed with water, dried and hardened later, which is used to write,
draw, wrap things, etc.

Paper recycling is the process of recovering paper already created and used to transform
it into new paper products. There are three categories of paper that can be used as raw
material for recycled paper: ground, pre-consumption waste and post-consumer waste.
 ¿WHAT IS PAPER RECYCLING?

 Its general rule is to produce new paper, called recycled paper. to obtain it, it is
obtained well by ground paper, which is the one that is obtained from pieces and
paper cuttings from paper manufactures, pre-consumption paper or post-consumer
paper, which is obtained mainly from magazines, newspapers and All kinds of
documents we usually throw.

 When the recycling plant selects paper, and finds it suitable for recycling, it is
called paper waste.5613666379
¿how it helps the environment recycle
paper?
 Energy saving: The manufacture of paper from recycled paper means a saving of
70% of the energy (more than in glass) that would be used if it were manufactured
from wood or virgin fibers
 Resource savings: By recycling, the paperboard industry could be supplied with
almost 69% of the resources needed
 Improves air and water quality: Recycling paper means a 74% decrease in gas
emissions and a 35% reduction in water pollutant emissions
 Waste is prevented from going to the landfill or incinerator
 PAPER RECYCLING PROCESS

 First, paper pasting, which involves adding chemical solvents so that the paper
fibers separate.
 The second step of paper recycling consists of a sieve of all material that is not
paper.
 Then, all the material is centrifuged, so that these are separated by their density,
for their subsequent passage, which is flotation, where the ink is removed with air
bubbles.
 All this paper pulp is then washed to remove any small particles that may remain,
to finally bleach the paper with hydrogen peroxide or sodium hydrosulfite.

Start with the simplest:
possible. Do you reduce paper
consumption whenever really
need to print all the
documents?
Reuse the sheets in your study
or work. Don't forget that each
sheet of paper has two sides.
PAPER
RECYCLING
Make your own recycled paper.
You can also make recycled Use electronic media. Digital formats are
paper at home. Just have a few not only more agile, but also contribute to
materials at hand. less paper production and, therefore, to the
reduction of logging.
Buy recycled paper. In the market there are
numerous brands that offer paper that has been
recycled by opting for their products.
industrial form You can support these Reuse newspaper sheets
practices. to cover surfaces.