The Life Cycle of Paper
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The Life Cycle of Paper
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Where Do We Begin When Talking About
Paper
Throughout history paper has been made of recycled
materials.
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• Originally paper was made from rags.
• In the 19th century, the process of using wood pulp was perfected and paper as what we know today was started.
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Today Paper is made From:
• Recycled Paper/Cardboard• Wood• Saw Dust• Wood Chips• Leftovers From Lumber
Operations
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Two Tracks to paper
1. Trees and Wood Byproducts
2. Recycled Paper
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The Life Cycle of Paper Can Be Broken Down to 9 Steps For
Recycled Content Paper
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1. Buying Paper2. Using Paper3. Recycling!?!4. Picking up/Transporting to Recycling
Facility5. Processing at Recycling Center6. Shipping to Markets7. Processing into Paper8. Shipping back to consumers9. Sold to consumers
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1. Buying Paper1. Why 2. How much do we really need
2. Using Paper1. What are we using it for?
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Vs.Vs.
3.3. Recycling/GarbageRecycling/Garbage
- - In 2005 the percent of paper/cardboard In 2005 the percent of paper/cardboard recycled was 51.5%.recycled was 51.5%.
- That means nearly 50% goes into garbage!- That means nearly 50% goes into garbage!
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4. Picking up/Transporting to Recycling Facility.
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5. Processing at Center
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Baling the paper
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One Bale of paper weighs 1,650 lbs
That is 165,000 sheets of copier paper or 42,000 sheets of News Paper!
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Rice County Recycling Center ships out about 55,700 lbs. of Paper and 133,300
lbs. of Cardboard per week.
That is about 4,900 tons a year
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6. Shipment to Markets
Types Markets
1. Box Board
2. Paper Mills
3. Insulation
Where?
1. MN, WI, IA, & US
2. Canada
3. Asia
4. China
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7. 6 Steps in Producing Paper products.
1. Preparation2. Pulping3. Screening4. Pressing &Drying5. Sizing & Coating6. Finishing
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One Ton of Recycled paper used instead of virgin wood will save:
•7,000 gallons of water7,000 gallons of water
•17-31 trees17-31 trees
•4,000KWh of electricity4,000KWh of electricity
•60 lbs of air pollutants60 lbs of air pollutants
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That’s a lot!
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!Just Think!
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If we could REDUCE our consumption of paper!
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We could save and conserve a lot!!!!
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You can make the difference!
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8. Shipment To Consumers
Where?
1. North America
2. Europe
3. South America
4. Asia
Products
1. Paper
2. Box Board
3. Cardboard
4. Insulation
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9. Sold To Consumer
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To Make the Biggest Impact with Paper Usage is to:
Remember the 3 R’s
Reduce the amount of waste first
Reuse what you can
& then
Recycle & buy products with recycled content in them!
Close the Loop!
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Questions?