Waste product profile: Newspapers

Journal Article · Mon May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995 · Waste Age

OSTI ID:46059

Miller, C

Newspapers are printed on newsprint, which is an uncoated groundwood paper. Groundwood paper is made by grinding wood pulp without first removing lignin and other components of wood pulp. Groundwood paper is different from paper made from chemically produced pulp, such as office paper. According to the US EPA, 18% or 2.3 million tons of the newspapers generated in 1993 were advertising inserts printed on groundwood paper. In 1992, Waste Age initiated the Waste Product Profile series -- brief, factual listings of the solid waste management characteristics of materials in the waste stream. This popular series of profiles highlighted a product, explained how it fit into integrated waste management systems, and provided current data on recycling and markets for the product. This article updates information presented in No. 2 of that series with 1993 data.

• OSTI ID: 46059
• Journal Information: Waste Age, Journal Name: Waste Age Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 26; ISSN WAGEAE; ISSN 0043-1001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
MUNICIPAL WASTES
PAPER
RECYCLING
SOLID WASTES
WASTE MANAGEMENT