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The article discusses sales of toilet paper in the U.S. Topics discussed include efforts to writing letters to toilet paper manufacturers to stop cutting down virgin forest to make toilet paper; success of bamboo-based toilet paper business; and toilet paper shortage in COVID-19 pandemic and World War II.

Focuses on Bay State Paper Co.'s reopening of a containerboard plant at the former Patriot Paper Co. mill in Boston, Massachusetts. Previous owners of Patriot Paper; Optimism of Bay State executives about the revival of Patriot Paper mill; Processing system at the facility. INSET: Recycling mill blooms in the desert, by R.S..

Reports on the use of paper mill sludge as daily cover at municipal solid waste landfills. Need to develop beneficial use technologies for paper mill sludge; Public/private initiatives; Project financing; Regulatory issues. INSET: Researching beneficial use technologies..

Focuses on the slow progress of office paper recycling programs in the United States. Limitations of deinking technology; Feedstock quality; Standards for diverting a better grade of office paper; Dilemma faced by processors and packers. INSET: High-grade guidelines..

Reports on the economic aspects of waste paper recycling. Financial difficulties of the waste paper recycling industry; Lack of demand for deinked pulp paper; Attribution to the decline in the market of recycled paper; Need for cost effective technology in the recycling effort; International demand for recycled paper.

The article focuses on a study by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) highlighting the significant amount of paper and cardboard waste that ends up in landfills across the U.S. Topics include the economic and environmental implications of this waste disposal method, the geographical distribution of landfilled paper and cardboard waste.

Discusses the progress in sorting and recycling waste paper in the United States. Advances at materials recovery facilities; Deinking technology; Supply and demand relationships; Processing innovation; Promise of improved cleaning systems at deinking facilities; Evolving markets.

Provides information on a variety of organic residuals generated by the pulp and paper industry. Variation in the types and amount of residuals produced among mills; Beneficial characteristics of residuals; Impact of technological innovations on wood residues.

Focuses on the recycling of paper mill sludge in the United States. National Council of the Paper Industry for Air and Stream Improvement Inc.'s survey of solid waste management practices in the paper industry; Methods used to manage paper mill sludge; By-products of recycled paper mill sludge; Composting alternative for paper mill sludge. INSET: Characterization of paper mill sludge..

Reports on the impact of the increase of international demand for recycled paper annually for recycling services worldwide. Growth of demand for paper products in China; Expected increase of demand for recovered paper in Europe; Challenges faced by the paper recycling industry in the future and solutions to meet the demand for recovered papers.

The article provides information on the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) grant program to four local paper recyclers marketing for recruitment of more business recyclers. The SWACO grant program is the state's means of reducing the amount of paper and cardboard thrown into the Franklin County Landfill. The grant recipients are the Grossman Group Inc., Smurfit-Stone Recycling Co., Shred-It Inc. and Rumpke Recycling Inc., having its different plans and strategies to carry on the program. They are also responsible for reporting recycled duties to the SWACO, so the effectiveness of their programs can be evaluated.

Reports on the addition of waste residuals from five paper mills to increase efficiency at the yard trimmings composting site in Springfield, Massachusetts. Collection responsibilities; Composting steps; Proactive odor management; Compost use.

The article focuses on the digestability of Paper and paperboard (PPB) in the anaerobic digestion in the U.S. It mentions that the PPB is typically fabricated by processing wood through a series of mechanical and chemical steps. It also mentions that generic steps in the papermaking process include pulping, to separate and clean the fibers.

The article focuses on several aspects of recycled paper's fuel potential. It mentions about use of recycled paper for production of ethanol or higher value molecules such as lactic acid. It also mentions that cities are paying hauling services large sums to take their paper with most of that paper heading to the landfill. It also mentions use of cardboard boxes for food packaging is highly restrictive to protect food safety.

Discusses the outside chip storage (OCS) wood decay problem of the pulp and paper industry. Reasons for the importance of OCS studies; Factors contributing to the heat generation in piles of chips; Role of bark to wood decay.

Reports on a research project about the use of vermicomposting to transform and reuse paper sludges in Spain. Vermicomposting potential; Aerobic and mesophilic hydrolysis; Biooxidation processes of sludges from a microbiological and enzymatic point of view.

The article focuses on a Cascadia Consulting Group for Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), and it reports that compostable materials, mainly yard trimmings and food waste, were the majority of materials collected from residential and commercial sectors in 2021–22. It highlights the contaminants, which include potentially compostable paper and non-recoverable waste. It emphasizes the estimate that food, including both edible and non-edible categories, was a significant part of the organics stream.

A peer-reviewed paper published in Nature Cities claims that urban agriculture has six times the carbon intensity of conventional agriculture. The paper is based on survey results from gardens in France, Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the U.S. The authors used a model called Ecoinvent to calculate emissions, but the assumptions in the model were not shared. The study found that urban farms had lower emissions than traditional agriculture within three years of establishment, while individual and collective urban gardens had higher emissions. The paper acknowledges the benefits of urban agriculture, such as better eating habits and a connection to nature and neighbors, but suggests that current practices may need improvement. [Extracted from the article]

Reports on the plan of Staples Inc. to triple the amount of recycled material in its paper products in the U.S. Elimination of paper products obtained from endangered forests; Disclosure of timetable for raising the recycled content; Prices for the recycled-content paper of the company.

Reports on the American Forest and Paper Association's forecast regarding the American papermaking industry. 2.5 annual expansion in total papermaking capacity from 1996 to 1998; Increased paper recovery; Establishment of new facilities to produce recovered paper and paperboard.

The article focuses on recycling in King County, Washington. Topics discussed include findings of a survey of households on food scrap recovery, residential curbside programs in King County, the goal for food packaging, product labels, and containers to be compostable as well, and commitment of fast food chain, Taco Time to recycling.

The article focuses on single-stream paper recycling in Ocean County, New Jersey. It defines single-stream paper recycling as commingling many different types of paper in a single container. Public service announcements, advertisements, and press events informing the public about changes in paper recycling practices are discussed.

Reports on the progress made by the pulp and paper industry in Michigan in reducing pollution. Launch of the Pulp and Paper Pollution Prevention Project by the industry in cooperation with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality; Commitment of the industry to the promotion of environmental improvement and sustainable economic growth in the state.

The article reports that a technology to create bioethanol from waste paper and other organic residuals using a special kind of bacteria is underway by a package material manufacturer in western Japan called Shingoshu Co. According to Japan for Sustainability, joint research is being conducted with two universities and the Energen company that sells biomass energy. Some countries have already been blending gasoline with bioethanol produced from such materials as sugar cane. In Japan, a blended fuel containing three percent bioethanol was introduced in 2004.

Reports on the financial recovery of paper mills in the United States. Reports from the American Forest and Paper Association; Recovery goal by the year 2000; Expansion of office paper recovery program; Incremental gains in the paper recovery rate.

Reports on New York State's environmental approval to a Bronx mill designed for producing newsprint from recovered paper collected by the City Department of Sanitation and private haulers.

Reports on the selection of Portland, Oregon's curbside recycling program as the winner of the 1996 Best Paper Recycling Award by the American Forest & Paper Association. Criteria used in selecting the winners; Areas of improvement in paper recycling in Portland; Total amount of material recycled in 1995.

Reports on developments in paper recycling in the United States as of July 1995. Scott Paper Co.'s opening in May 1995 of a recycled paper line and the first of two tissue machines in Owensboro, Kentucky; Port Townsend Paper Corp.'s plan for a pup facility for recycling.

Presents an abstract of the article `Vermicomposting as a Method for Managing Waste Sludge Produced by the Paper-Pulp Industry,' by C. Elvira, J. Dominguez, L. Sampedro and S. Mato.

Reports on the availability of 1000 different kinds of recycled paper through the New York Recycled Paper Company. Contact information.

The article discusses the study conducted by the Center for a Competitive Waste Industry focusing on food scraps and soiled paper or source separated organics (SSO) in North America. The study found that the development of organics recycling infrastructure such as composting and anaerobic digestion have expanded the SSO programs urging for municipal solid waste. Thus, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has estimated a 29.7% of landfill discards for food scraps and soiled paper.

Highlights the results of a study conducted by the American Forest and Paper Association on the recovery of used papers in the United States in 1996. Increase in the number of people participating in paper recycling programs; Expected increase in the total recovered paper consumption by domestic mills.

Reports on Rhinelander, Wisconsin-based Rhinelander Agricultural Research Station's use of raw and composted paper mill sludge from Rhinelander Paper to improve soil. Trials conducted by the station that tests how potato production responds to treatment; Trial results convincing two commercial farms in the area to begin land application programs with sludge from the paper mill.

Cites a study on landfilling alternatives for sludge disposal launched Bridgewater Paper Co. and the University of Leeds in England. Volume of sludge produced annually by the pulp and paper industry in Great Britain; Evaluation of the landspreading facility operated by Bridgewater; Composting of excess sludge from the primary and secondary effluent treatment.

Highlights the plan of Franklin Township, Pennsylvania's materials recovery facility (MRF) to boost its paper output. Installation of conveyor sorting line for newspaper, corrugated and office paper.

Presents information on the recycling of paper in the United States from W. Henson Moore. Statistics regarding recycled paper; Importance of the public sector maintaining long term partnerships with private business to operate recycling programs.

Presents an abstract of the paper `Use of Raw and Composted Paper Sludge as a Soil Additive or Mulch for Cottonwood Plants,' by Robert R. Tripepi, Xiaoguang Zhang and Alton G. Campbell published in the periodical `Compost and Science Utilizaion.'

Reports on the Paper Task Force's issuance of voluntary procurement guidelines designed to increase paper recycling, reduce per capita paper use and improve forest management practices. Corporations involved in the task force's formation; Plans for implementing the recommendations.

Reports on the drop in prices paid by end users of recycled paper in April through June 1995. Market's exhibition of a price correction overall; Price swings for corrugated paper grades; Growth of total demand for recycled fiber faster than demand for virgin fiber; Acute supply/demand balance for office waste paper.

Reports on the construction of a paper processing facility in Barbados. Use of plant to bale paper to export for recycling.

Reports on the partnership between Ponderosa Fibers of America Inc. and Appleton Papers Inc. to build a cycled fiber pulp mill in Northampton, Pennsylvania.

Reports that the states of California, Connecticut, Colorado and Pennsylvania have adopted standards on recycled paper content of federally purchased printing and writing paper. Variations on preferred postconsumer content of products in other states.

The article discusses that the Illinois organics recycler launches compost kiosks for households to drop off source separated food waste. Topics discussed include llinois, was founded by Yvonne and Luke Rosenbohm in 2015 to fill a niche for a 24/7 organic waste hauling service; and Luke's parents, Paul and June Rosenbohm, operate LHF Compost, Inc. in Peoria, dba Better Earth Compost, which is permitted to accept source separated food waste streams.

The article informs that organics recycling facilities in North America combine anaerobic digestion (AD) and composting on the same footprint. Topics discussed include process of yard trimmings and food waste in California; technologies to process source separated organics (SSO) and produce renewable power; and upgrade of existing tunnel composting system by Christiaens Group.

Reports the expansion of Solvay Paperboard's plant, a manufacturer of liner board for the corrugated packaging industry in North Syracuse, New York. Date of its groundbreaking and construction completion; Production capacity of the plant; Significance of the expansion.

Reports that the 20-percent postconsumer purchasing standard for printing and writing paper adopted by President Bill Clinton's Administration is set to increase to 30 percent by yearend 1998. Standard for states to follow; Recycled products procurement program; Trends emerging from a study conducted by the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG).

Reports that new goal of recycling 65 percent of office paper by the year 2000 has been established during the 1996 Conference of Mayors in the United States.

Reports on the method developed by microbiologist at the University of Florida that turns waste paper into ethanol by fermenting it with genetically engineered bacteria. Features of the method; Comment by researcher Lonnie Ingram; Implications of the method's development.

Reports on the operation of a paper sorting plant in the Grays Ferry section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ownership; Facility's design and capacity.

Reports on the estimated change in timber harvest resulting from an increasing supply of wastepaper fiber for paper in different parts of the world. Effects of wastepaper recycling to timber harvest in North America and Europe; Impact of wood use patterns; Effect on absolute amount of pulpwood harvest.