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Recycling old newspapers and magazines is an ongoing loop which reduces both waste production and energy consumption.

The paper on which newspapers are printed (newsprint) is made from mostly waste paper and waste timber.

After the news has been extracted by the consumer, the paper can again be completely recycled to create new newsprint to bring the next day's news back to the consumer.

An added benefit is that de-inking newspapers and magazines to produce pulp for newsprint manufacture uses one-sixth of the energy that producing pulp from raw wood requires, thus reducing green-house gases.

The residue from the de-inking process is used as a soil conditioner, so nothing is wasted. This soil conditioner is so safe it meets the NSW EPA's guidelines for biosolids applied to agricultural land.

The national old newspaper recovery rate of 72.4 per cent in 2001 (74.8 per cent in NSW) for old newspapers is the world's most successful. Maintaining this world-class performance and improving the quality of recovered paper is our priority.

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