2007-07-31 05:45:15 · 9 answers · asked by Danilo T 1 in Environment ➔ Green Living
Yes the ink will be washed out of the paper pulp during the recycling process.
2007-07-31 06:03:40 · answer #1 · answered by Truth is elusive 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you are saving paper from your home to recycle you can add anything that has printers ink on it. I work in a bank and we recycle paper with ink all the time. We have a professional recycling service come and pick up tons of paper every month and it's either been through an inkjet printer, or is professional quality preprinted materials.
According to Wikipedia ink makes up the majority of what is left over after paper is recycled. Ink, short fibers, plastics and other materials that cannot be recycled are called sludge. It is either put into landfills, burned as fuel at the paper mills or used as fertilizer by farmers. So, the answer is - yes, printed paper can be recycled.
2007-07-31 19:00:59 · answer #2 · answered by frelnc 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can.
1. Pulping: Adding water and applying mechanical action to separate fibers from each other.
2. Screening: Using screens, with either slots or holes, to remove contaminants that are larger than pulp fibers.
3. Centrifugal cleaning: Spinning the pulp slurry in a cleaner causes materials that are more dense than pulp fibers to move outward and be rejected.
4. Flotation: Passing air bubbles through the pulp slurry, with a surfactant present, causes ink particles to collect with the foam on the surface. By removing contaminated foam, pulp is made brighter. This step is sometimes called deinking.
5. Kneading or dispersion: Mechanical action is applied to fragment contaminant particles.
6. Washing: Small particles are removed by passing water through the pulp.
7. Bleaching: If white paper is desired, bleaching uses peroxides or hydrosulfites to remove colour from the pulp.
8. Paper making: The clean (and/or bleached) fiber is made into a "new" paper product in the same way that virgin paper is made.
9. Dissolved air flotation: Process water is cleaned for reuse.
10. Waste disposal: The unusable material left over, mainly ink, plastics, filler and short fibers, is called sludge. The sludge is buried in a landfill, burned to create energy at the paper mill or used as a fertilizer by local farmers.
2007-08-01 06:33:54 · answer #3 · answered by karlallanic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-07-31 12:48:53 · answer #4 · answered by jon a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I shred it and add it to my compost. Most ink these days is vegetable based.
2007-07-31 16:22:55 · answer #5 · answered by Mawia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-07-31 12:48:36 · answer #6 · answered by suzanne g 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes hummelstines takes it and pays for it just call them and they will give you the prices
2007-07-31 21:12:53 · answer #7 · answered by Rattler P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes put some on the barbecue.
2007-07-31 12:58:05 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes all paper is washed and processeed so it doesnt matter
2007-07-31 16:37:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋