educe waste going to the landfill
by recycling valuable office paper
and cardboard.
United States -
Environmental Protection
Agency
EPA/530-F-92-014
July 1992
Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OS-305)
ach ton of paper recycled saves the
chemicals and resources normally
used to make virgin paper from
wood pulp.
onserve our landfill space. A ton
of waste paper uses 3.3 cubic yards
of landfill space.
our participation is essential...
recycling can't happen without
you.
onserve our resources. Recycling re-
duces the cost of waste disposal, and•.-
income from the sale of recyclables
returns funds to the U.S. Treasury.
earn to reduce waste by using both
sides of paper sheets and collect all
possible recyclables.
lect to use recyclable materials and
buy recycled products.
Recycled/Recyclable
Printed with Soy/Canola Ink on paper that
contains at least 50% post-consumer recycled fiber
GPO : 1992 - 328-151
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'n October.31, 1991, "'^
President Bush signed an Executive
Order to require that Federal agen-
cies recycle materials from wastes T;;':::
generated by Federal Government ac-
tivities... and procure products made
with recycled materials.
This brochure describes ma-
jor facets of the Federal Office Paper
Recycling Program. Please read it and
participate with us in yowr Federal
Recycling Program.
@ A Recycling Co-
ordinator and an'al-
ternate should be
•selected for each
agency building. .
The Coordinator
serves as the con-
tact person for the
recycling program.
©. The custodial
staff wnrempty
the large boxes
into containers
for vendor pickup,
or for emptying
into an outside
dumpster or com-
pactor. Card-
board boxes will
be flattened for
pickup or baling.
© Each employee
will receive a col-
lection box to
place near his or
her desk.
© When conve-
nient, empty the
box into large col-
lection containers.
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The average office worker generates
about 1 /2 pound of recyclable high
grade paper every day. Recycle and give
your waste paper resources a second
chance in the marketplace.
Recycled paper saves natural resources
because paper can be de-inked and
recycled many times.
Revenue can be generated by selling
recyclables to vendors.
When you buy recycled paper and other
recycled products, you join government
agencies, businesses, and institutions
who help complete the recycling loop.
The more recycled products you buy, the
more recycled products will be manufac-
tured and the lower their costs will be.
- The recycling loop is symbolized by a
cycle of 3 arrows. The arrows represent
three steps: (1) collecting recyclable
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