When you recycle your paper, it can be transformed into new paper products, such as newspaper, packaging, stationery and tissue paper.
You can recycle most types of paper, including brochures, leaflets, magazines, newspapers, office paper and unwanted mail. You can put your paper into your kerbside recycling container (in most areas), or take it to your local paper recycling point. There are around 1,700 paper recycling points across Scotland. The paper is then collected and taken to a reprocessing facility.
Facts about paper
- Paper and board makes up 18% of the average household bin (WRAP, 2002).
- Recycling paper has a lower environmental impact than sending it to landfill or for incineration (WRAP, 2007).
- On average, the production of 100% recycled paper saves 1.32 tonnes of CO² equivalent (WRAP, 2007).
- It can take just seven days for old magazines and newspapers to be recycled into new ones (WRAP, 2008).
Does recycling paper save energy?
- Over 600kg of CO² equivalents are saved by recycling 1000kg of paper compared to sending them to landfill.
