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[noun] -- a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
[recycl-onym] -- all recycled paper products can, in turn, be made into new paper products.
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We can recycle a wide-variety of paper materials. The hardest part about recycling paper is trying to figure out what kind of paper it is. Here's how to narrow the choice:
- Cardboard -- boxes that have visible corrugations in them
- Phonebooks -- we've all seen lots of these
- Magazines -- generally these are of the glossy type
- Newspaper -- all newspaper and their inserts can be recycled together
- Mixed Paper -- generally if what you have doesn't fit into one of the above categories, chances are you have a mixed paper item
«« Click on the items on left to select the recyclable paper item you're interested in.
Did you know...
- Now you can recycle all your paperboard items, including cereal boxes, shoe boxes, paper six-pack cartons, etc with your mixed paper. Doing so can significantly reduce your trash.
- Locally generate nearly $110,000 from recycling paper products. We recycle over 1500 tons of paper products each year, with cardboard leading the way followed by newspapers, magazines, and mixed paper. Cardboard is by far the most valuable paper items generating nearly $69,000 annually, whereas newspapers generate nearly $18,000, magazines $14,000 and mixed paper $7,000.
- This generally how paper is recycled:
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