| Paper recycling refers to the technique of | | | | With the rising demand for recycling, there has |
| recovery of waste paper and recreating those | | | | been tapping of other sources like households. |
| into newer products. There are three types of | | | | Contaminated papers must be kept separately as |
| paper which may be used in the form of | | | | these are not fit for recycling.o Pulping: Recovered |
| feedstocks to make recycled paper. These are:o | | | | paper, after being graded and sorted is delivered |
| Mill broke: These are paper trimmings and | | | | to the mill. This is then "slushed" into a pulp and |
| different paper scrap formed from manufacturing | | | | contaminants removed. The fibers are steadily |
| which are internally recycled within a mill.o | | | | cleaned after which the resultant pulp is screened |
| Pre-consumer waste: These refer to materials | | | | or filtered several times for making it fit for |
| which were discarded prior to being ready for use | | | | paper creation.o De-inking: Prior to the recovered |
| by consumers.o Post-consumer waste: These are | | | | paper being used for manufacturing different |
| materials discarded after use like old magazines, | | | | varieties of paper, printing inks are removed for |
| residential waste, etc. | | | | increasing purity and whiteness through a flotation |
| The process of recycling papero Collection: In | | | | technique. |
| addition to magazines and newspapers, until | | | | Benefits of recyclingo Newspaper recycling saves |
| recently large amount of recovered paper were | | | | about 14% of land spaceo One ton of paper |
| collected from industrial or commercial sources. | | | | recycling can save about 17 trees. |