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Understanding Paper Grades
At American Recycling Company, we accept all forms of paper products. We handle ALL grades of paper, but most commonly deal in the following grades: Soft Mixed Paper Consists of a clean, sorted...
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Community Recycling
According to the AF&PA trade association, 87 percent of the U.S. population, or 268 million people, have access to curbside or drop-off recycling programs. This was an important factor in...
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Paper Industry’s Recovery Goal – A Success Story
The forest, paper, and wood products industry, represented nationally by the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) trade association, has been a partner with EPA in its commitment to...
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Paper Making and Recycling
Over the centuries, paper has been made from a wide variety of materials such as cotton, wheat straw, sugar cane waste, flax, bamboo, wood, linen rags, and hemp. Regardless of the source, you need...
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Community Recycling Survey Results
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has performed a series of national surveys to measure the extent and track the growth of access by the public to community-level paper and...
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Contamination in Paper Recycling
Chemical pail containing unidentified liquid in a finished bail. Contamination in paper recycling is a serious issue, with negative effects ranging from the strictly financial, to the health and safety...
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Mixed up about Mixed Paper Recycling?
If so, you can hardly be blamed. Changes in market conditions and recycling technology have required changes to the definitions of several grades of waste paper, and the creation of new grades. The...
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Newspaper Recycling (ONP: Old Newsprint)
ONP Grades There are four grades of newspapers commonly recycled. According to the latest (2011) Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Scrap Specifications Circular, these grades are defined...
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Recycling Grade Spotlight: OCC (Old Corrugated Containers)
Palletized OCC (Old Corrugated Containers, a.k.a. cardboard) Recycling OCC Recycling cardboard is an important priority, as it proves an excellent source of fiber, and a great deal of corrugated is...
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