Waste product profile: Office paper

Journal Article · Sat Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996 · Waste Age

OSTI ID:253648

Miller, C ^[1]

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1. Environmental Industry Associations, Washington, DC (United States)

Office paper is a generic name given to a wide variety of paper products used in businesses, including letterhead, copying paper, file stock, and computer print-out. Office paper is a subcategory of the paper industry`s printing and writing paper segment. Office waste paper also includes newspapers, corrugated boxes, and paperboard packaging. This profile concentrates on office paper because it is the easiest portion of printing and writing paper to recycle, but it also includes data for all printing and writing paper for comparison purposes. This article explains how it fits into integrated waste management systems, and provided current data on recycling and markets for the product.

• OSTI ID: 253648
• Journal Information: Waste Age, Journal Name: Waste Age Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 27; ISSN WAGEAE; ISSN 0043-1001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
MARKET
MUNICIPAL WASTES
OFFICE BUILDINGS
PAPER
RECYCLING
WASTE MANAGEMENT