Washington paper mill to increase recycling capacity

Washington paper mill to increase recycling capacity
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The Port Townsend Paper Company, Port Townsend, Washington, announced plans to increase its capacity of cardboard recycling plant. According to a news release in The Leader newspaper, Port Townsend, the paper mill currently recycled about 400 tons per day of old corrugated containers (OCC), and it is hoping to increase that capacity to about 750 tons per day. 

Kevin Scott, general manager at Portland Townsend Paper Company, told The Leader that some upgrades in technology and minor mechanical changes will allow the mill to increase its capacity of recovered fiber. 

In 2018, the mill recycled 294 million pounds of cardboard, which is about 30 percent of the state’s used cardboard, The Leader reports. With the upgrades and increases in capacity, Scott told The Leader he hopes the mill will be able to increase the percentage of the state’s used cardboard it recycles to 45 percent.

Scott told The Leader that “when the recycle plant was built in 1996, it used a medium-consistency batch system.” Now, he says the mill is moving to a lower consistency system that offers a more continuous flow. Scott adds that this could help to improve the cleanliness and quality of the recovered fiber.

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Source: Recycling Today
Washington paper mill to increase recycling capacity
<![CDATA[The Port Townsend Paper Company, Port Townsend, Washington, announced plans to increase its capacity of cardboard recycling plant. According to a news release in The Leader newspaper, Port Townsend, the paper mill currently recycled about 400 tons per day of old corrugated containers (OCC), and it is hoping to increase that capacity to about 750 tons per day. Kevin Scott, general manager at Portland Townsend Paper Company, told The Leader that some upgrades in technology and minor mechanical changes will allow the mill to increase its capacity of recovered fiber. In 2018, the mill recycled 294 million pounds of cardboard, which is about 30 percent of the state’s used cardboard, The Leader reports. With the upgrades and increases in capacity, Scott told The Leader he hopes the mill will be able to increase the percentage of the state’s used cardboard it recycles to 45 percent.Scott told The Leader that “when the recycle plant was built in 1996, it used a medium-consistency batch system.” Now, he says the mill is moving to a lower consistency system that offers a more continuous flow. Scott adds that this could help to improve the cleanliness and quality of the recovered fiber.]]>