SARATOGA >> Hanehan Family Dairy is one of 90 New York state farms that use recycled paper mill sludge to keep cows clean, healthy and comfortable. Syracuse Fiber Recycling gets the material from SCA ...

Scientists are helping the paper industry to convert paper sludge - the largest waste stream from paper factories - into bio-oils and raw materials suitable for re-use. They aim to build a ...

Scientists have developed a new material by applying a biotechnological treatment to paper sludge. In many cases, the new material could replace plastic packaging and certain building materials.

Here’s an interesting development from the world of recycling, in this case the hauling of papermill sludge (a byproduct of paper recycling) and disposing of it on land. It’s worth thinking about ...

Waste sludge and crumb from the paper industry can be recycled in an effective manner if a number of key issues are addressed. First, the chemical, biological and physical properties of the waste are ...

The demand for paper and paperboard production continuously grows worldwide, particularly in the packaging industry. Due to the paper's nature, it usually requires a surface coating to keep out water, ...

Waste management firm Severnside Recycling has revealed it is teaming with organics recycling specialist Envar to develop new markets for de-inked paper sludge produced in the paper-making process.

HOUSTON (CN) — Contamination from toxic sludge pits next to the San Jacinto River in Houston was not the fault of the paper mill that produced the waste, a state appeals court ruled. Harris ...