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'''Scrap paper''' is paper suitable for recycling, which is often used to produce moulded pulp packaging. Paper recycling is the process by which waste paper is turned into new paper products. After repeated processing the fibres become too short for the production of new paper, which is why virgin fibre (from sustainably farmed trees) is frequently added to the pulp recipe. | '''Scrap paper''' is [[paper]] suitable for recycling, which is often used to produce moulded pulp packaging. Paper recycling is the process by which waste paper is turned into new paper products. After repeated processing the fibres become too short for the production of new paper, which is why virgin fibre (from sustainably farmed trees) is frequently added to the pulp recipe. | ||
There are three categories of paper that can be used as feedstocks for making recycled paper: mill broke, pre-consumer waste, and post-consumer waste. Mill broke is paper trimmings and other paper scrap from the manufacture of paper, and is recycled in a paper mill. Pre-consumer waste is a material which left the paper mill but was discarded before it was ready for consumer use. Post-consumer waste is material discarded after consumer use, including old corrugated containers, old magazines, and newspapers. | There are three categories of paper that can be used as feedstocks for making recycled paper: mill broke, pre-consumer waste, and post-consumer waste. Mill broke is paper trimmings and other paper scrap from the manufacture of paper, and is recycled in a paper mill. Pre-consumer waste is a material which left the paper mill but was discarded before it was ready for consumer use. Post-consumer waste is material discarded after consumer use, including old corrugated containers, old magazines, and newspapers. | ||
==Dependencies== | |||
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* [[Paper]] | |||
** '''Scrap paper''' | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Scrap]] | * [[Scrap]] | ||
* [[Scrap | * [[Scrap aluminum]] | ||
* [[Scrap | * [[Scrap copper]] | ||
* [[Scrap | * [[Scrap iron]] | ||
* [[Scrap | * [[Scrap steel]] | ||
* [[Scrap | * [[Scrap thermoplastics]] | ||
* [[Recycled materials]] | * [[Recycled materials]] | ||
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==References== | == References == | ||
{{wa| | {{wa|Paper_recycling}} | ||
[[Category:Scrap]] | [[Category:Scrap]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:37, 5 May 2025
Scrap paper is paper suitable for recycling, which is often used to produce moulded pulp packaging. Paper recycling is the process by which waste paper is turned into new paper products. After repeated processing the fibres become too short for the production of new paper, which is why virgin fibre (from sustainably farmed trees) is frequently added to the pulp recipe.
There are three categories of paper that can be used as feedstocks for making recycled paper: mill broke, pre-consumer waste, and post-consumer waste. Mill broke is paper trimmings and other paper scrap from the manufacture of paper, and is recycled in a paper mill. Pre-consumer waste is a material which left the paper mill but was discarded before it was ready for consumer use. Post-consumer waste is material discarded after consumer use, including old corrugated containers, old magazines, and newspapers.
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- Paper
- Scrap paper
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