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What is the difference in content between regular paper and recyclable?

hiroko

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  • Iscariot
  • -  1043 pts
  • -  (3 years ago)

Far as I know, most paper is recyclable, unless it's coated in, say, cellophane, which makes breaking it down a very different process.

Biodegradable paper's making a huge step forward, which is something I'm pretty pleased with.

There really is no exact difference in content, besides the fact that recyclable paper is composed of recovered paper waste and reformed into... paper. Certified paper is made from forests that can sustain the burden of supplying paper to us. It is processed in the same exact way. Regular paper is made from the virgin fiber of trees.

  • god
  • -  4827 pts
  • -  (2 years ago)

There are fewer chemicals, allowing it to break down easier.

 

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