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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