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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.

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.

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 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.

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 Biofine company has been operating a demonstration facility to convert paper sludge into levulinic acid in New York State. Conversion of the paper fraction of municipal solid waste; Uses of levulinic acid; Partnership with Pencor Environmental Ventures.

Focuses on the establishment of three special recycling awards to support the campaign of the paper industry to recover 55 percent of all paper consumed in the U.S. Changing of the name of the Recognizing Individual award to Ed Hurley Memorial Paper Recycling Award; Eligibility guidelines of communities and companies for the Recognizing Committee and Recognizing Business awards.

Reports on the establishment of recycling awards to support recovery campaigns of the paper industry in the U.S. Recognition for the contribution of Ed Hurley to the industry; Requirements for award candidates; Contact information.

The article presents the emerging technology for treating wastewater residuals using vitrification. It states that the thermal process is commonly used for glass manufacturing and slagging furnaces used in coal-fired power generation. It reveals that paper mill sludge and municipal biosolids, both used in glass manufacturing and power generation, provides the thermal energy required to accomplish vitrification and that mineral fraction melts into glass aggregate products that serve multiple beneficial construction and industrial application. Commercial vitrification of high-volume industrial wastewater treatment residuals emerged with Minergy's Fox Valley Glass Aggregate Plant and to date had processed more than 2.2 million tons of paper mill sludge.

The article presents news updates from the composting industry. According to data from the Brazilian Pulp and Paper Association, more than three million metric tons of paper, 61.7 percent from corrugated cardboard boxes, were recycled last year in Brazil. Jobs directly related to paper recovery amounted to over 28,300. Biodegradable alternatives to polyethylene films and bags plus performance characteristics superior to LDPE and HDPE are the way that Cortec Corporation describe their Eco Film and Eco Works products.