Newspaper Recycling

By Joe Sim

If you're thinking of starting a newspaper recycling business, now is probably a perfect time to do it. Because of the desire in many parts of the world to increase jobs through "green" technologies, newspaper recycling will become more-and-more vital. This is because newsprint, like most paper, is easy to bundle up and process back down into raw paper product. Plus, business start-up costs can be within reach of the savvy entrepreneur.

Reusing Newspaper. Recycling stuff like newsprint isn't all that involved, and that sort of paper is lying around in most parts of the world. Newsprint is found in newspapers and tabloid magazines, for the most part, and as such, it's pretty inexpensive to use as a paper source.

Newsprint. Newsprint, which is the kind of specific paper that's used in newspaper and other communication businesses, is an inexpensive and very plentiful paper product. It differs in quality (it's much lower) from almost every other type of paper which is made for printing. And because it and the inks which are generally used on it (shades of black and white, usually) are easily washed away, most newspaper recycling business don't need to worry about investing in expensive specialty machines to process the paper.

What Kind of Equipment? There are usually only two categories of machines needed to start a basic newspaper recycling facility. Bundlers and shredders make up the majority of these in low-tech recycling. You can lease or buy them pretty easily. Chemical processing and removal of dyes and inks, which is also part of more-involved recycling, can be let out to others.

Rounding up Newsprint. For the most part, newsprint will come to you. People or municipalities will bring it by, or set you up with a route to service. You'll pay out a little bit for it, and make more for it once your end of the job (shredding bundling, processing, etc.) is done. Commonly, towns and cities need it processed, and you'll pay out pennies on the pound to people who bring it in for processing. You'll share some of that profit with those towns and cities, though.

Putting it All Together. If you'd like to start a business that's not too complex, newspaper recycling could be the thing to do. Municipalities are making more use of it to save on precious landfill space, so the prospects of regular business should be good. Sharp investors and business owners take care to set up recycling routes or programs to ensure paper gets to them for recycling. This ensures reliable and consistent cash generation.

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