Recycling Mimeograph-Printed Newsprint Paper

Alternative$ for Newsprint Recycling

Recycling of Printed Circuit Boards

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) can be found in any piece of electrical or electronic equipment: nearly all electronic items, including calculators and remote control units, contain large circuit boards; an increasing number of white goods, as washing machines contains circuit boards for example in electronic timers. PCBs contain metals, polymers, ceramics and are manufactured by sophisticated te...

Recycling in Utah: Paper

This fact sheet is part of a series highlighting different recyclable commodities. According to dictionary.com, a commodity is as “an article of trade or commerce; something of use, advantage, or value; any unprocessed or partially processed good.” When a product is recycled, original commodity material becomes new products. The recyclable commodity fact sheet series is designed to answer commo...

Microbial Deinking of Printed Paper

In this study we report the deinking of printed paper using microorganisms isolated from oil contaminated soil. The microorganisms producing lipase and esterase enzymes were screened using tributyrin agar. Deinking of the pulp was carried out using screened microorganisms and the preliminary identification of the microorganism that showed effective deinking was carried out by biochemical tests ...

Printed on non-acid paper.