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END USES
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FACTS
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RECYCLING SUCCESS
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- Recycled Fine Paper
- Magazines
- Catalogues
- Brochures
- Tissue Products
- Insulation Materials
- Roofing Shingles
- Boxboard
- Construction Materials
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- Paper represents 80% of waste in an office
- 1 tonne of paper saves 17 trees and 3 cubic yards of landfill
- Fine paper can be recycled 6 or 7 times, ten fibres become
too short for reuse
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- 34% of all paper consumed North America is being recycled
or reused
- North America consumes domestically only 20% of its pulp
and paper production
- Even if North America recycled 100% of paper it consumed
it would still need to import paper to feed the North America
recycling mills
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CARDBOARD
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- Corrugated Liner Board
- Boxboard
- Cardboard Cores
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- In 1991, North America imported 0.23 million tonnes of corrugated
to feed mills
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- In 1990, corrugated boxes were made from 34.5% recycled
material
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- New Aluminum Food/Beverage Cans
- Automotive Parts
- Aluminum Wheels
- Engine Cylinder Heads
- Transmission Casings
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- Aluminum can be recycled repeatedly
- Represents < 1% of waste in landfill
- 1 tonne of aluminum saves 3 cubic yards landfill space
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- Alcan recycles 1.5 billion cans/year in North America
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GLASS
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- New Glass Food & Beverage Containers
- Road Construction
- Reflective
- Component in Road Paint
- Glasphalt
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- Beer bottles are refilled 3-10 times before being melted
down
- Glass can be recycled repeatedly without any loss in quality
- Recycling glass in Blue Boxes is more cost effective than
in a deposit/return system
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- In 1992, 32% of glass was made from recycled content
- Container glass represented only 27% of landfill space
in 1992 (down by 50%)
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