ARCHIVE: e-Digest Statistics about: Waste and Recycling

Resource recovery and recycling of materials from waste streams

Paper and board

Table 20 contains data on the total weight of waste paper and board recovered and recycled by the UK paper and board industry. Table 21 shows the recycled content of UK newsprint between 1990 and 2004. In April 2000, the UK newspaper publishing industry and newsprint producers, in discussion with Government, agreed to a target of 60 percent waste paper in UK newspapers by the end of 2001 rising to 65 per cent by the end of 2003. Both these targets were reached and passed a year in advance.

In Detail:
Resource recovery and recycling
Further Information:
Key Facts:
Materials recycling compared to consumption
Total Annual Waste
Sustainable Development Indicators:
Framework Indicator: Waste
Framework indicator: Resource use
Data Tables:
Table
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20 Recovery and recycling of waste paper and board: 1993-2007, United Kingdom
21 Recycled content of newsprint feedstock: 1990-2004
Internet Links:
Confederation of Paper Industries
British recovered paper association

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