Analysis of the quality of the recovered paper from commingled collection systems

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dc.contributor.authorMiranda Carreño, Rubén
dc.contributor.authorMonte Lara, María Concepción
dc.contributor.authorBlanco Suárez, María Ángeles
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-19T13:24:58Z
dc.date.available2023-06-19T13:24:58Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe need to increase the recovery rates of recyclables from households, reducing at the same time the collection costs, has favored the spreading of commingled collection systems. This study presents a thorough analysis of the quality of a secondary source of recovered paper of a Spanish newsprint mill, imported from the United Kingdom, where these systems are widely practiced. The results show that the quality of recovered paper from commingled systems is very far from the quality obtained with selective systems: the unusable material content vary from 1% to 29% (11.9% on average) compared to less than 1%. Larger materials recovery facilities (MRF), less oversaturated and with advanced sorting techniques, have demonstrated to be able to render better qualities, the unusable material content varying from 0.3% to 16.6% (8.1% on average). However, the quality is still far from contamination levels typically found with selective systems, especially in terms of non-paper components. This fact limits significantly the use of this recovered paper for graphic paper production where the major potential for an extended use of recovered paper in papermaking lies. Furthermore, there is a discussion on the cost efficiency of these systems and how the legislation and private or public initiatives are affecting the spreading of these systems, especially in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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dc.description.sponsorshipComunidad de Madrid
dc.description.statuspub
dc.eprint.idhttps://eprints.ucm.es/id/eprint/26404
dc.identifier.citationMiranda, Ruben, et al. «Impact of Increased Collection Rates and the Use of Commingled Collection Systems on the Quality of Recovered Paper. Part 1: Increased Collection Rates». Waste Management, vol. 31, n.o 11, noviembre de 2011, pp. 2208-16. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2011.06.006.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.wasman.2011.06.006
dc.identifier.issn0956-053X
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2011.06.006
dc.identifier.relatedurlhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344912002212
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/33609
dc.journal.titleResources, Conservation and Recycling
dc.language.isospa
dc.page.final66
dc.page.initial60
dc.publisherElsevier
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dc.relation.hasversionAM
dc.relation.projectIDPROLIPAPEL I (S0505/AMB/0100)
dc.relation.projectIDPROLIPAPEL II (S2009/AMB-1480)
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.subject.cdu676
dc.subject.keywordRecovered paper
dc.subject.keywordPaper recycling
dc.subject.keywordCollection rate
dc.subject.keywordCollection systems
dc.subject.keywordQuality
dc.subject.ucmIndustria del papel
dc.subject.ucmIngeniería química
dc.subject.ucmMedio ambiente
dc.subject.ucmQuímica industrial
dc.subject.unesco3312.13 Tecnología de la Madera
dc.subject.unesco3303 Ingeniería y Tecnología Químicas
dc.subject.unesco2391 Química Ambiental
dc.titleAnalysis of the quality of the recovered paper from commingled collection systems
dc.typejournal article
dc.volume.number72
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