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| The average amount of recycled fiber in the
newsprint used by U.S. newspapers and other newsprint consumers
increased from 10% in 1989 to more than 28% today. Market forces
have also recycled newspapers into cereal boxes, egg cartons,
pencil barrels, grocery bags, cellulose insulation materials,
tissue paper and many more diverse products. |
| Of the 8.8 million tons1 of old newspapers
recycled in 1998: |
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Over 33% was turned into new newsprint by producers
in the United States. Many old newspapers were exported to Canada,
primarily for the production of new newsprint. |
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The remainder was recycled into other useful products
such as paperboard, packaging, construction paper, tissue and containerboard,
or exported for recycling into newsprint or other products. Old newspapers
were also turned into cellulose insulation for construction materials and
bedding for farm animals. |
1 These
statistics are calculated on short tons. To convert to metric
tons, divide the number of short tons by 1.1023.
2 Insulation,
animal bedding, hydromulch seeding.
Source:
American Forest and Paper Association
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