Most has already been bleached, so the papermill won't have to use as much bleach the second time around. Please flatten all cardboard before you set it out for recycling. Flat cardboard takes up less space and is easier to carry. Most cardboard boxes already contain some recycled fiber. Making paper pulp used in cardboard creates sulfur dioxide, a gas that causes acid rain.
Recycling cuts that pollution in half.
Do not leave plastic or paper bags in the recycling bins. Recycled newspaper can be made into many things including more newspaper, cardboard, construction paper, insulation, egg cartons, and animal bedding. Please recycle magazines separately from other types of paper. Please do not leave plastic or paper bags in the recycling bins. When the clay coating is removed from 1 ton of glossy paper, there's only a quarter to a half a ton of paper left.