The coronavirus pandemic has touched every industry imaginable in ways most of us would never have thought possible. In most cases, the effects have been negative, save for a lucky few that saw positive changes, and fewer still that saw changes on both sides of …
Despite growing digitization, the pulp and paper industry remains healthy, with new and alternative applications displacing demand for declining products. The processing of pulp and paper products yields a significant amount of waste in the form of sludge, collectively referred to as pulp and paper …
This week’s photo shows waste paper sludge after it has been agglomerated and dried. This waste paper sludge comes from a paper recycling plant after having gone through processing to be reintroduced into the paper making process. Considered a waste, the paper fibers are too …
This week’s photo comes from a plant FEECO built for a company looking to turn waste paper fibers into products for consumer use. The raw material shown, obtained through the county’s recycling center, is waste paper sludge, leftover from the paper recycling process, and contains …