Taking care of the nature around us is the direct responsibility of every person. Leaving garbage, many do not even suspect that it can be disposed of effectively. This allows not only to protect nature from pollution, but also to gain additional income.
An important element of recycled materials
Most of the trash is paper. These are various packages, boxes, stickers and wrappers. Wood is used for their manufacture. Unfortunately, it is becoming smaller on the planet, and humanity is looking for ways to help save the green lungs of the Earth. One of them is old paper.
Waste paper is
The most important part of
secondary raw materials. It allows you to reduce the number of trees needed for production. Simply put, this is used and recycled paper. But if you send it to special processing enterprises, then new products will be obtained from it.
Statistical data
Waste paper is a material that replaces wood in paper production. European countries have long realized that recycling can be profitable. Germany is a leader in its processing. Russia and Belarus also began to actively develop this profitable industry.
To produce 1 ton of pulp, you need about 5 square meters. m of wood, and this is more than 15 trees. The use of waste paper material allows you to save the ecological lungs of the planet. From 1 ton of waste paper you can get as much cellulose as 5 sq. M. m of wood.
In addition to saving wildlife, the amount of fluid used is significantly reduced. So, for the processing of primary raw materials, 160 cubic meters of water are needed. For used paper - a little more than 16. The introduction of new technologies into production allows you to filter and re-supply fluid in a closed cycle. Thus, waste paper is a material that can significantly save trees and fresh water.
From this recycled material you can get new paper products, packaging, toilet paper, holders and gaskets for eggs, materials for thermal insulation and many other useful things.
Waste paper in Moscow
A large number of industries, enterprises, administrative institutions and retail outlets are concentrated in the capital of Russia. Several million people constantly live here, who leave behind a gigantic amount of waste.
It is very difficult to remove and recycle them. A large number of specialized equipment and people take part in the process. The bulk of the waste is waste paper. Moscow has a large number of warehouses and sites designed for storage and subsequent disposal of secondary raw materials.
The city has a well-organized process for the reception and processing of used paper. There are collection points that are easy to find and where anyone can take the waste paper. At approved prices, the population and enterprises send material for processing. The cost is calculated depending on the receipt and delivery and is 2 thousand Russian rubles per 1 ton.
Waste paper is a very profitable business. It provides enterprises with the opportunity to receive additional money, and the population - a good increase in wages. Everyone benefits from this: the city is cleared of garbage and trash, the environment is improving, and people have extra money for their needs.
Waste paper collection
This involvement in the subsequent processing of used paper and cardboard. Thanks to the adopted state program, the amount of material has increased, as well as the ability to process it by specialized enterprises.
Various events are held that bring the idea of the benefits of recycling to the public. It is better not to throw out unnecessary paper, but to hand it over to a special waste paper item. This saves money and improves environmental performance.
The main ways of collecting
Waste paper is collected in various ways. The most common is the reception in specialized areas. The population brings there unnecessary paper or cardboard, gets acquainted with the prices and gives them up for further processing.
Also, supplies from enterprises, kindergartens and schools have established themselves well. Each organization has the right to choose the item with the best prices and terms of payment.
Waste paper is purchased from the population by detouring yard areas with specialized trucks.
In the adjoining territories are containers designed for the storage of paper waste. They allow you to quickly sort and send them for processing.
And a very small part of the collection includes a detour of the city and cleaning of the “unauthorized” mountains of paper that are left by illegal citizens.
Recycling and disposal of waste paper
The process is nothing complicated. However, it requires great physical exertion and mobility. Consider the whole process on the example of the simplest section for receiving paper.
First of all, unwanted items are manually extracted from the raw materials received. Then it is laid on the conveyor. The paper falls under the press and then binds. Large packs are stacked in rows. Soon they will go for processing. All work takes a lot of time and must be performed in compliance with safety precautions.
All material is weighed on electronic or mechanical scales. Now it is ready for transportation to processing plants. He gets there either on his own transport, or on the customer’s car.
Waste paper collection point
In the Russian capital, there are a large number of sites for the delivery of recyclables. Therefore , it is difficult to answer the question of where to turn in the waste paper . But the main points can be listed.
Addresses where the areas for the disposal of used paper are:
- St. Agricultural, 35a.
- St. Asheneva, 14a.
- St. Yuzhnoportovaya, 25, p. 1.
- St. Krasnoproletarskaya, 9.
- St. Zelenogradskaya, 8.
- St. Mountain ash, 34-b.
- St. Agricultural, 35.
Type of paper and its value
A4 plain scribbled paper comes at a price. It is equal to 1.5 thousand Russian rubles per 1 ton. Advertising brochures, catalogs, and flyers have the same value. Pure white paper will cost more. You can rent for the price of 3000 rubles. for 1 ton. Corrugated cardboard will cost 3500 rubles. Some organizations may accept paper at a good price of 5 thousand rubles. There are few of them, but they exist.
The cost also depends on the weight of the paper being delivered. The minimum weight from the enterprise is at least 300 kg. If it is more than 1.5 tons, then special transport will come for it.
How much can you earn on waste paper?
It's no secret that prices for recycled materials are very small. Is it really possible to earn by constantly handing over cardboard and plain paper?
Of course, enterprises that are involved in cardboard boxes and packaging in their field of activity have good earnings. But as for ordinary people, here the question is much more relevant.
The main customers are unemployed and drink lovers. Every day they can bring to the site up to 100 kg of waste paper. This is mainly paper from markets, shops, as well as unnecessary books and magazines. A few thousand rubles come out per month. Quite a bit, but those who do not have money will be happy with this penny. The main thing is, by collecting unnecessary paper and handing it to collection points, people make cities cleaner and improve the environment.