Previously, a waste paper collection point was located in every yard, and schools and enterprises organized recycling days, so that every Soviet citizen could fulfill his duty to his homeland. Now, to save your home or office from piles of unnecessary paper, you have to work hard. But this is certainly a noble work.
Instruction manual
1
Find a buyer for your waste paper. In the capital today there are several dozen enterprises collecting recycled materials. In the regions, this business is also gaining momentum. If you represent an organization that produces a large amount of waste paper every week (for example, a printing company, a manufacturer of paper and cardboard), any receiver will be glad to see you - they are interested in the regular receipt of recyclables in industrial volumes. As a school, library, or clerical office, which has accumulated plenty of unnecessary paper over the years, it’s also easy to find a buyer to get rid of your burden at a time. The most difficult thing is to attach a small amount of waste paper. If you are a private individual who wants to sell old books, magazines, notebooks, albums from home, be prepared to give such valuable cargo for free or almost free, and deliver it to the collection point yourself.
2
Collect waste paper suitable for surrender. Waste paper enterprises accept almost any kind of paper waste: books, newspapers and magazines, notebooks, cardboard packaging, printer paper and even narrow paper shreds from a shredder. Discard the types of waste paper that are not accepted for recycling: disposable tableware, toilet paper and napkins, oiled, waxed and laminated paper, watermarked sheets, self-adhesive paper. Ripe, burnt paper waste is also not good.
3
Sort the waste paper and prepare it for delivery. The most highly valued white paper without application and waste from its production. White paper with black and white printing falls into the second category. All other types of waste paper are valued low (about 1000 rubles per ton). Pack each species separately, otherwise your raw materials will be taken at the most modest rate. Dry the damp paper waste. Remove glued roots from books, paper clips from notebooks and magazines, all plastic, polyethylene blotches.
note
Even if you can’t get the money from waste paper, it’s many times better than taking out old books or newspapers in the trash. Let this be your feasible contribution to save the trees.
Useful advice
Recycling points in your city can be found on the website of your local Greenpeace branch or other environmental organization.
