Superior recycled fiber industries leads pack in deinked pulp market

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994 · Waste Age; (United States)

OSTI ID:7168382

Rabasca, L

Since President Clinton signed an executive order last October requiring the federal government to purchase recycled printing and writing paper, a number of companies across the country have announced plans to either expand or build new deinking mills. In fact, a study released in May by the American Forest Paper Association (AF PA, Washington, D.C.) predicts continued growth in capacity for paper recycling over the next four years, especially for deinking mills. At least one deinking mill is ahead of the game. Two months before Clinton signed the executive order, Superior Recycled Fiber Industries, Inc. (SRFI, Duluth, Minn.A), began producing 100% deinked market pulp. The deinked pulp, which is made from office waste paper, is sold to paper manufacturers that use the pulp to make printing and writing paper. The deinked pulp is 100% post-consumer-content material. However, the final product--printing and writing paper--has a lower post-consumer content, says Anthony Pekovitch, environmental principal for Synertec, Inc. (Duluth, Minn.), a part owner of SRFI. Clinton's executive order directs the federal government to buy printing and writing paper with a 20% post-consumer content by the end of 1994 and a 30% post-consumer content by the end of 1998.

• OSTI ID: 7168382
• Journal Information: Waste Age; (United States), Journal Name: Waste Age; (United States) Vol. 25:7; ISSN WAGEAE; ISSN 0043-1001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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