Materials Recycling Week
Vanessa Buendia
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Paper and board recovery rose in 2009, despite recession
27 January 2010
Waste paper and board recovery rate continues to rise despite the recession.The Confederation of Paper Industries preliminary data shows that last year the collection rate rose to 78% even though paper consumption in the UK diminished by 10% to a mere 11.5 million tonnes.Because of limited domestic use, UK paper exports saw an increase of up to 90% that were using fibrous raw materials coming ...
