One would think that paper is one of those recyclables that is easy to recycle and should be recycled to cut odwn on the trees being used. The biggest problem is the price paper mills are willing to pay for even the highest grades of paper. And things just seem to be getting worse. As paper manufacturers continue to struggle with the economy and with people trying to cut the amount of paper they use in order to help save the environment, the need for scrap paper at the mills is diminishing. Tons of paper wanting to come in the door and yet no place to send it once it’s processed.

So, we have people screaming on one side that we need to increase the amount of paper we recycle while on the other side, we have recyclers who still need to make a dime or two and can’t do it with prices the way they are. We certainly need to rethink some of the ideas we have about the recycling of some goods and rethink our consumption habits if we are going to come up with any viable solution.

Tags: paper, recycling

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