Problem
Waste paper
Other Names:
Improper paper disposalNewspaper waste
Inadequate recycling of paper
Nature:
Pre-consumer waste paper has long been a by-product of paper manufacture. It is produced from paper mill overruns, sideroll trims and other paper offcuts. Paper made from it used to be called "mill-broke" and was considered a substandard product; now it is often called "recycled". Post-consumer waste is paper which has already been in circulation. It has to be collected, perhaps sorted, and de-inked before being used in the manufacture of recycled paper. The Department of Trade and Industry in the UK has defined recycled paper as being that which contains at least 50% recycled fibres (as opposed to virgin pulp), and so could contain a percentage of either of these wastes.
Broader Problems:
Solid wastesOrganic wastesUnderutilized wastesProliferation of printed matterInsufficient recycling of materials Related Problems:
Paper shortage Strategies:
Recycling paperCreating domestic waste recycling schemesRecycling materialsSaving paperDisposing of paper Subject(s):
Communication → Newspapers, newsreelsEconomics → Resource utilization
Industry → Paper
Societal Problems → Inadequacy
Societal Problems → Waste
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST