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Candy wrappers are usually made up of different types of plastics instead of a single type. Water plastic bottles are made out of a single plastic grade PET which is easily processed.
Mixed office paper (consisting of commingled white, color, magazines, newspapers) can be sold to mills “as is to make products like egg cartons, cake boxes, etc
Paper mills who consume recycled paper are located domestically as well as overseas.
Not able to provide a number that measures the cost to recycle paper
Would not be able to provide a number that measures the cost to recycle, since candy wrappers are difficult to recycle.
I wish to mention the following: As a result of current low oil prices, plastic markets in general have significantly declined in value.
The wax does not dissolve in the water during the pulping process and therefore causes problems in the repulping process.
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