Environmental Protection by Recycling - Which is worth more when recycled, newspaper, mixed paper, cardboard?

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Klein
01-02-09, 12:40 PM
Which is worth more when recycled, newspaper or mixed paper?
Which is worth more when recycled, mixed paper or cardboard?

In each comparison I have lots of stuff that can go into either category, and I'd like to make the most money for the recycling department of the city. (Note- I did ask city hall and just got shrugs. Thought someone here might know.)


twelvepole
01-02-09, 01:13 PM
Demand for recycled products is currently down, as are prices paid. Mixed paper is likely worth more than newspaper, and cardboard worth more than mixed paper.

Falling Prices Take Toll On Municipal Recycling : NPR (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97933374)

Recycling Market Plummets 90%: How to Help Your Recycling Center People Powered Machines (http://peoplepoweredmachines.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/recycling-market-plummets-90-so-use-less-and-buy-recycled/)