What Is The Difference Between Recycled Paper & Kraft Paper?
Time:2024-09-10
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Kraft and recycled paper can often be one and the same thing. Kraft paper can be made with 100% recycled kraft paper. So it is actually recycled paper. To learn the difference between recycled and Kraft paper we first need to answer how paper is made from recycled paper.
First, the waste paper being recycled is dumped and stacked in giant mounds, which is then sorted into its various grades and types. This waste material could range from luxury office stationery and glossy magazine papers to cheap card and newspaper stock, and every kind of printed item in between.
This waste paper material is soaked and churned in vats of soapy water, and separated from any unwanted inks, metals and adhesives it might contain. It is then bleached white so that the slurry will create fresh-looking white paper. This is really the biggest difference since the bleach actually breaks down the paper fibers and weakens them. This is why the paper is white and the kraft paper is brown.
The resulting slurry is then dried, stretched and flattened through a series of large heated rollers, reforming the pulp into useable paper made with recycled paper.
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