We all know that recycled paper are main materials for corrugated paper products at Botta Packaging. However, according to paperrecycles.org, only 66.2 percent of paper in general was recycled in 2019. So, what are the most common non recyclable paper? Let us name several “annoying” branches of paper family as following:
Wrapping paper – a non recyclable waste of money
Not all wrapping papers are non recyclable but most of them are. Indeed, wrapping paper usually contains too much foreign material such as foil-coatings, plastic coverage, blueprints or aluminum foil. Those articles are very difficult to be eliminated from the paper pulp and, in general, reduce the quality of new-born cardboard.
Pizza boxes – a non recyclable corrugated paper
Theoretically, pizza boxes are corrugated cardboard – the most common recyclable paper, hence, it should be recycled easily. However, in facts, pizza boxes are full of grease and food load which are also seen as annoying foreign contaminants preventing the recyclability of them. Removing all foods inside the pizza boxes before disposal is a good way for you to give a hand in increasing the recycled rate of paper all over the world.
Toilet paper, napkin and other types of paper towel – the most non recyclable waste of resources
Almost all kinds of paper towel, napkin or toilet papers are non recyclable. It is understandable because most of them are wet, torn, or full of other substances when they are disposed. Unfortunately, they account for a huge amount of non recyclable paper and are mostly made up of new pulp from cut-down trees. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), "every day, about 270,000 trees are flushed down the drain or end up as garbage all over the world", and 10% of them are used for making toilet paper alone. Hence, please think before you “flush the forest down your toilet”.
