Paper as a Secondary Raw Material

	Paper as a Secondary Raw Material

Image12.jpg (16126 bytes) The procedure for waste utilzation is part of contemporary living. This procedure not only reduces waste, but it also processes it into something beneficial, and it is also good for nature and natural resources. 20-25% of the industrial solid waste is paper and packaging. The effects of recycling are beneficial more fold. The old paper contains cellulose fibre needed as raw material in the industry and obtained from wood. Thus, indirectly, the need to cut down forests is reduced. Also, reduction of processed wooden cellulose, that is harmful for waters, contributes to the improvement of waterflows.

In Macedonia 70 - 75 tons of paper and paper products are processed per annum. A total of 46,000 tons of used paper can be collected annually in Macedonia from:

6,000 tons (12.25%) from industry

8,000 tons (16.32%) from trade

10,000 tons (20.41%) from households

12,000 tons (30.61%) from dumps

10,000 tons (20.41%) from computer centres printing industry

On the other hand, from the total quantity of used paper, the enterprice that collects used paper "Jugosurovina" in average collects about 16,000 tons of paper of which about 8,000 tons are from Skopje.

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