The Life Cycle of Paper

Where Do We Begin When Talking About

Paper

Throughout history paper has been made of recycled

materials.

• 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.

Today Paper is made From:

• Recycled Paper/Cardboard• Wood• Saw Dust• Wood Chips• Leftovers From Lumber

Operations

Two Tracks to paper

1. Trees and Wood Byproducts

2. Recycled Paper

The Life Cycle of Paper Can Be Broken Down to 9 Steps For

Recycled Content Paper

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

1. Buying Paper1. Why 2. How much do we really need

2. Using Paper1. What are we using it for?

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!

4. Picking up/Transporting to Recycling Facility.

5. Processing at Center

Baling the paper

One Bale of paper weighs 1,650 lbs

That is 165,000 sheets of copier paper or 42,000 sheets of News Paper!

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

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

7. 6 Steps in Producing Paper products.

1. Preparation2. Pulping3. Screening4. Pressing &Drying5. Sizing & Coating6. Finishing

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

That’s a lot!

!Just Think!

If we could REDUCE our consumption of paper!

We could save and conserve a lot!!!!

You can make the difference!

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

9. Sold To Consumer

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!

Questions?