Paper recycling to double
The recycling of waste paper in Sweden is expected to more than double by 1980, the Swedish Pulp and Paper Association reported this month.
This is because more waste corrugated fibreboard will be used for the production of kraft liner, and some newsprint mills have now begun to recycle newspapers and periodicals in their production. Exports of waste paper were severely affected by the international recession, which resulted in a surplus of waste paper. A drop in the Swedish paper produc-
tion in 1975 also led to a decline in the domestic use of waste paper. However, stockpiling by both the paper mills and the recovery industry made it possible to maintain collections at a relatively high level, said the report.
To maintain this level a new law on compulsory paper collection came into force last year. The law stipulates that the collection of waste paper be run by local authorities as part of the municipal public cleansing monopoly. The authorities must ensure that all waste paper is separated from other waste material. It will then be collected for use by the paper mills.
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34138, 27 April 1976, Page 27
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