Leo Recycled

The future of recycling

We ensure the efficiency of paper and plastic waste

We cannot deny the importance of paper products in our life. However, we should not forget that paper is made from one of the most valuable resources on this planet – trees. For every sheet of virgin paper used, trees must be cut. Paper products generally have a short life cycle and are thrown away after being used. Trees, on the other hand, take many years to grow. In Europe many forests are cut and later turned into tree farms. Tree farms are not biologically diverse and the result is a worldwide loss of wildlife habitat and soil erosion. Using recycled paper, however reduces the pressure on the world’s forests because recycled paper is made from paper, not from trees. The process of recycling is specialized and not every type of paper can be mixed together. Take for example newspapers and cardboard boxes; they must be separated before they can be used to produce different recycled paper products. Recycled paper is made after waste paper is de-inked and all fillers, clays and fiber fragments are removed from it. Then it is cooked and remanufactured back into a usable pulp.