Paper Manufacturing
Everywhere around us we see paper, it can take several forms, wether we are talking about writing paper, reading paper, store receipts, toilet paper, paper bags... the list runs very long actually. However, have we ever took a minute to ponder upon the source of paper? Where does it come from? What recources were used to come up with this product? Who was invloved in this process and what are their living conditions like?
Manufacturing the paper
The technical process of making paper compromises is heavily based on raw materials. It involves three main and basic steps. First, a mixture of fibres is made, i.e, pulp, this pulp comes from natural resources such as trees or recycled paper material. The pulp is then pruduced through an advanced chemical or mechanical process. After the pulp is made, it can be bleached based on the desired appearnace of the final product. The sheet forming process then follows, where water is added to the pulp in specific quantities and is then drained and pressured to form sheets of paper, with the size measurements according to the International Organization for Standardization. The final step invloves drying and pressing the paper to reach to the final usable product.
Paper Manufacturing and the Environment
The paper industry already extensively uses waste materials as raw materials. About 55 percent of the industry's fiber requirements are met by recycling potential wastes. Eighty percent of the post-consumer waste recovered in the United States is paper. In many countries such as Canada, The United States of America, Great Britain, Denmark and several others, the level of recycling seems to be rising. Unfortunately, this cannot be said for all countries, the level of recycling depends on several factors such as the recycling facilities, industry structures, level of education and awareness. The European paper industry is fully committed to increasing recycling. It is a matter of finding the optimum level from both an
Manufacturing the paper
The technical process of making paper compromises is heavily based on raw materials. It involves three main and basic steps. First, a mixture of fibres is made, i.e, pulp, this pulp comes from natural resources such as trees or recycled paper material. The pulp is then pruduced through an advanced chemical or mechanical process. After the pulp is made, it can be bleached based on the desired appearnace of the final product. The sheet forming process then follows, where water is added to the pulp in specific quantities and is then drained and pressured to form sheets of paper, with the size measurements according to the International Organization for Standardization. The final step invloves drying and pressing the paper to reach to the final usable product.
Paper Manufacturing and the Environment
The paper industry already extensively uses waste materials as raw materials. About 55 percent of the industry's fiber requirements are met by recycling potential wastes. Eighty percent of the post-consumer waste recovered in the United States is paper. In many countries such as Canada, The United States of America, Great Britain, Denmark and several others, the level of recycling seems to be rising. Unfortunately, this cannot be said for all countries, the level of recycling depends on several factors such as the recycling facilities, industry structures, level of education and awareness. The European paper industry is fully committed to increasing recycling. It is a matter of finding the optimum level from both an