Paper - Mixed

Mixed paper is a combination of newspaper, mail, envelopes with/without windows, magazines, office paper, boxboard (gift, cake, cereal, chip and cracker boxes), phone books and catalogs.

Preparation:

Keep clean and dry.
You do not need to remove envelope window film.
Place mixed paper loose in your curbside cart for recycling.
Do not place mixed paper in plastic bags.

Do not recycle these items in mixed paper:

Paper contaminated with food, grease, or paint
Carbon or carbonless paper
Paper towels, tissues, or toilet paper
Candy wrappers or freezer boxes
CDs used to promote products or services
Metal or plastic shipping boxes
Plastic film used to keep paper dry

Hints to reduce mixed paper

You can use toll-free telephone numbers to ask that your name be removed from mailing lists.
Use pre-stamped envelopes to mail back the information sent to you with a note to take you off their mailing lists.
When you order a product from a catalog or online ask that they not rent, sell, or trade your information to another company.
Contact the Direct Marketing Association "Mail Preference Service", see location information.

Why recycle mixed paper?

An average American household receives over 677 pieces of unsolicited promotions, sales pitches, and donation requests each year.
Every hour metropolitan area residents place over 42,000 pounds of recyclable paper in the garbage.

What is mixed paper recycled into?
Mixed paper is collected, baled, and taken to a paper mill where it is mixed with hot water and turned into pulp. The pulp is screened for contaminants, cleaned, often de-inked and bleached, and then made into new paper products. Mixed paper can be used to make new cereal boxes, facial and toilet paper, greeting cards, wrapping, and writing paper.

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