The Laundry: Paper Recycling at its Very Best
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Bioregional Development Group’s main intention is to improve the recycling efficiency. Instead of sending waste paper abroad for recycling, they want to do it locally and pass the benefit to the users. In many cases, when papers are sent for recycling abroad, the participant seldom sees the recycled paper or uses them; this laundry effort will help them to utilize the recycled paper.
This is how it is done, participants involved in this project hand over their “dirty laundry” (waste paper) in blue laundry bags, which are picked up and cleaned. After the process is complete the participant receives 100% recycled paper. Thus the waste products are utilized 100% in the form of recycled paper.
The recycling locally also helps to reduce energy consumed in recycling efforts by not sending abroad and doing them locally. According to the Bioregional Development Group, this process results in a whopping 93% reduction in the ecological footprint associated with paper making when compared to virgin pulp.
However, the Bioregional Development Group is not satisfied with the above effort, they want to convert their trucks to utilize 50% biodiesel and invest in carbon offset schemes for remaining emissions. For more information about this project, click here. This is available currently in London.
It is an excellent idea; if they do this in offices here they can save a bunch of money in reducing the new paper costs. They can easily pick up the waste paper from the offices and give them back 100% recycled paper in return. Either that or the recycling paper companies can have similar projects established besides the collection centers they have.
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Comments
Hi Stacie, thanks for your comment. I also hate when people mix regular garbage with waste paper. My office is notorious, they never listen, frustrating sometimes. The above method will be awesome, it will save lot of costs.
See, it is companies like this that we need to support and invest in...great article!
Hi Marye, yes, it doesn't seem to be complicated process. I think this way they will also control better the paper wastes.
Thanks LivePaths, keep up the good work, will visit your hubs soon.
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Stacie Naczelnik says:
11 months ago
Hm. I thought we recycled here in my office, we have "paper recycling" bins all over, but I saw the janitor just add it to her bag of regular garbage last Thursday. I like this method of recycling much more.