The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-12
MONDAY, JUNE u, 1916.
SAVING WASTE PAPER.

That waste paper. once a nuisance in
the home, has come to have a real eco
monte value is shown by a report is
sued by the Federal Department of /
Commerce in which a review of the
part that waste paper and rags play in
paper manufacture is included. In
1913 the paper manufactures of this i
country imported $4,000 tons of RAGS
and $4,000 tons Of waste paper ThusI
it is evident that in order to collect
and transport the material an expense
was incurred which might have been
saved had more attention been paid to
the waste paper and rags in this coun-
try. But now the foreign nations from
which this material came have been
compelled on account of the war to-
stop the shipments. The American
manufacturers are, therefore, obliged
to appeal to their own country Al
ready the effect has been noticeable in
the advanced price of all kinds Of pa
per, and unless more waste material is
forthcoming the price viii advance still
further.
The present daily consumption of pa
per of all kinds in this country is
about 5000 tons. OF this amount,
about 5000 tons should be returned to
the paper manufacturers to supply their
daily need for remanufacture. Rags
constitute about IS per cent Of the
fibre used in paper making, and waste
pap rs, books, magazines, etc, form
clean linen rags, to old black stockings
have use. The clean linen rags are
used in the manufacture Of high grade
papers Black and dark red blue or
brown rags are used with ight-colored
paper stock in the making of what is
known as granite paper. Light-colored
rags are put through a process which
not only removes the dirt, but also the
! last trace of color, leaving them whittier
than the original cotton from which
they were made. The lowest grades
enter into the manufacture of boz
board, which is used as a substite fol
wood in boxes.
White clippings and shavings from
books papers, bond papers, etc, are al
ways in demand. Soiled waste pape
must he treated before it can be useC
in the higher grades, but all of it car
be used with profit. Clean wrapping
paper which com2oses 4 large part o
the household waste paper, can be useo
as it is in the manufacture of paper o
"a similar grade. Newspapers, wheI
clean and folded, command a read.
market. 1t is sometimes difficult t
find a buyer, but in order to eonserv
: the supply and reduce the drain on tn
! forests. the department urges house
/ keepers to save their newspapers an
/ dispose of them through a charitabl
/ organization. Many charities deriv
II liberal incomes from this business.
II Business houses which have a larg
II bulk Of waste paper, rags and care
II board are familiar with methods G
II grading it and with the market, bU
II for the benefit of those who hav
II small amounts to dispose of and wis
Il to get the best price, the following sul
Il gestions have been made: Separat
u rags from old papers. Separate folde
= newspapers from all other waste. Sc.
S arate books and magazines from a
other waste Provide bags for keel
ing all rags separate from other vast
!. material. Tie magazins and books il
to bundles for convenience in han,
ID ling. Keep all other waste papers