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Paper Waste Journey
Paper, including newspapers,
magazines, brochures and
office grade paper, is
collected in your green box
or at Recycling Centres.
It is taken to the recycling
and bulking depot in
Arbroath, known as ACROP.
At ACROP, the paper is
loaded into a bulker and
driven to Shotton Paper
Mill in Merseyside where
it is sorted into different
grades, using mechanical
and manual methods.
The paper is made into pulp,
which breaks it down into
individual fibres.
Ink particles, coatings and
other small non-paper items
are separated out.
The paper is rolled and
layered to make large reels
of paper. These are
transported to a
production facility and
used to make a whole range
of new paper products.
You can buy recycled paper products in many high street and online shops.
Once you have finished with your paper put it in your green box or take it
to a Recycling Centre and the process starts again.
Paper facts:
• Around 294 tonnes of paper pass through ACROP
every month.
• Recycling paper has a lower environmental impact
than sending it to landfill or for incineration.
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