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Paper Recycling in Japan Paper Recycling in Japan

Achievements & Challenges Achievements & Challenges

JAPAN TAPPI JAPAN TAPPI Kunitaka Kunitaka Toyofuku Toyofuku

Production & Consumption of Paper & Paperboard Production & Consumption of Paper & Paperboard In Japan In Japan

500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 Year Production & Consumption Production Consumption

(ten thousand ton)

Origins of Pulp in Japan(2006 Origins of Pulp in Japan(2006） ）

Pulp from Pulp from paper paper recycling recycling ６０．７％ ６０．７％ Import Import pulp pulp７．１ ７．１ ％ ％ Domestic pulp Domestic pulp ３２．２％ ３２．２％

Fresh pulp Fresh pulp total total

３９．３ ３９．３ ％ ％

Why We Are Promoting Paper Why We Are Promoting Paper Recycling Recycling

1.

• 1. Securing new fiber resource for increasing

Securing new fiber resource for increasing paper demand paper demand Demand Demand for paper and paperboard is increasing

for paper and paperboard is increasing rapidly rapidly a among mong the the East East Asian Asian countries countries where where economic economic development development is remarkable is remarkable

• 2. Reducing waste disposal volume
• 2. Reducing waste disposal volume

2006y 2006y Domestic paper consumption: 32.1 M tons Domestic paper consumption: 32.1 M tons Paper recovered for recycling: 22.8 Paper recovered for recycling: 22.8 M tons Not recovered: 9.2 M tons Not recovered: 9.2 M tons mostly goes to incineration or landfill mostly goes to incineration or landfill

Ways to Reduce Waste Volume and Ways to Reduce Waste Volume and to Utilize it as Resources to Utilize it as Resources

• Collaboration among industry, government, and private

Collaboration among industry, government, and private sector sector

• Constitution of Laws

Constitution of Laws Law for the Promotion of Utilization of Recycled Law for the Promotion of Utilization of Recycled Resources Resources Containers and Packaging Recycling Law Containers and Packaging Recycling Law Law on Promoting Green Purchasing Law on Promoting Green Purchasing

• Separate collection of waste is a duty of the local

eparate collection of waste is a duty of the local governments. governments.

• Waste from home is classified at the point of disposal for

Waste from home is classified at the point of disposal for separate collection as in the next slide. separate collection as in the next slide.

• We believe that separate collection is

We believe that separate collection is better than mixed collection better than mixed collection

Garbage Separation in Home Garbage Separation in Home

Magazine Magazine News News Board Board Voluntary Collection of Board Voluntary Collection of Board Plastics Plastics Packaging Packaging Paper Paper Glasses Glasses Metals According to Containers and According to Containers and Packaging Recycling Law Packaging Recycling Law

Garbage Collection in Supermarket Garbage Collection in Supermarket

Aluminum Can Aluminum Can Container Tray Container Tray Pet Bottle Pet Bottle Liquid Container Liquid Container Polystyrene Tray Polystyrene Tray Collection Station Collection Station

Unwelcome Impurities in Paper Unwelcome Impurities in Paper Recycling Recycling

1.

• 1. Non

Non-

• paper products

paper products Adhesive tape, Adhesive tape, Stickers, Stickers, Metal pieces on folders, Metal pieces on folders, Metal Metal clips, clips, Film, Film, Polystyrene foam, Polystyrene foam, Cellophane, Cellophane, Plastic items, Plastic items, Glass items, Glass items, Cloth, Cloth, Fragrance Fragrance

• 2. Prohibitive paper products
• 2. Prohibitive paper products

Envelopes with adhered stickers, Envelopes with adhered stickers, Plastic Plastic-

• coated paper,

coated paper, Wax paper, Wax paper, Oiled Paper, Oiled Paper, Photos, Photos, Synthetic paper, Synthetic paper, Processed water Processed water-

• resistant paper,

resistant paper, Carbon Carbon-

• backed paper,

backed paper, Carbonless copy paper, Carbonless copy paper, Thermal paper (fax paper), Thermal paper (fax paper), Textile printing paper (dye sublimation paper for iron Textile printing paper (dye sublimation paper for iron printing etc.), Thermal foaming coated paper printing etc.), Thermal foaming coated paper

Paper recycling : Change in the rate Paper recycling : Change in the rate

• f Recovery & Utilization
• f Recovery & Utilization

40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 1 9 9 2 1 9 9 3 1 9 9 4 1 9 9 5 1 9 9 6 1 9 9 7 1 9 9 8 1 9 9 9 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 Year Rate(%) Utilization Recovery

Utilization Rate of Recovered Utilization Rate of Recovered Paper Paper

Utilization Rate(%) Utilization Rate(%) Year Year Board Board Paper Paper

Waste Paper: Waste Paper: Recovery Volume & Recovery Rate Recovery Volume & Recovery Rate

0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 150 150 100 100 50 50 News News Corrugated Corrugated Containers Containers

Magazines & Magazines & White Ledger White Ledger

Others Others 145% 145% 102% 102% 41% 41% 36% 36% Totally Recovery Totally Recovery Rate 72.4% Rate 72.4% Recovery Rate(%) Recovery Rate(%) Ratio of Recovered Waste Paper Volume(%) Ratio of Recovered Waste Paper Volume(%)

What Kinds of Recovered Paper Are Used What Kinds of Recovered Paper Are Used for Paper and Paperboard Production for Paper and Paperboard Production

For Paper For Paper 6,851 6,851 thousand ton thousand ton For Paper For Paper Board 11,941 Board 11,941 thousand ton thousand ton News News Magazins Magazins Magazins Magazins Corrugated Containers Corrugated Containers Sorted White Sorted White Ledger Ledger Others Others News News Sorted White Sorted White Ledger Ledger Others Others

Influences of China (1) Influences of China (1) Waste Paper Exports from Japan Waste Paper Exports from Japan

5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year Volume Others Malaysia Hongkong Vietnam Indonesia Philippine Korea China Taiwan Thailand

(hundred ton) (hundred ton)

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 2004.1 2005.1 2006.1 2007.1 Yen/kg Magazins Corrugated Containers News

Influences of China (2) Influences of China (2) Waste Paper Prices Waste Paper Prices

Waste Paper Utilization in Japan: Waste Paper Utilization in Japan: Targets and Results Targets and Results

1991y Constitution of 1991y Constitution of “ “Law for the Promotion of Law for the Promotion of Utilization of Recycled Resources Utilization of Recycled Resources” ” Target: waste paper utilization rate 55% by 1994 Target: waste paper utilization rate 55% by 1994 Result: accomplished by 53.3% Result: accomplished by 53.3% in 1994 1995y 1995y New New Target: waste paper utilization rate 56% by 2000 Target: waste paper utilization rate 56% by 2000 Achievement Achievement: : 56.1% in 1999 56.1% in 1999 2000y 2000y New Target : waste paper utilization rate 60% by 2005 New Target : waste paper utilization rate 60% by 2005 Achievement Achievement : : 60.2 60.2% in % in 2003 2003 2005y 2005y New Target : waste paper utilization rate 62% by 2010 New Target : waste paper utilization rate 62% by 2010

1203 667 1210 709 98 1127 91 1085 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 Board Paper Board Paper C

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s u m p tio n （ T e n T h

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s a n d to n ） Waste Paper Pulp

Utilization Rate Utilization Rate 60.4%(2004) 60.4%(2004) Utilization Rate Utilization Rate 62.0%(2010) 62.0%(2010)

New Target : Utilization Rate 62% by 2010 New Target : Utilization Rate 62% by 2010

Study on Safety of Food Containers Study on Safety of Food Containers Containing Recycled Pulp Containing Recycled Pulp

• Cooperative study

Cooperative study with the government and the paper with the government and the paper industry on food containers industry on food containers containing recycled pulp containing recycled pulp

• No health problems in most cases

No health problems in most cases

• Safety authorization of using recycled pulp for food

Safety authorization of using recycled pulp for food containers containers

• The guideline ( voluntary standard)

The guideline ( voluntary standard)

• Good management of waste paper & production line

Good management of waste paper & production line

• Heavy metal 1

Heavy metal 1μ μg/ml (as lead) below g/ml (as lead) below

• Not to be used in ovens and microwave ovens

Not to be used in ovens and microwave ovens

Studies on Binders and Adhesives Studies on Binders and Adhesives for Promoting More Recycling for Promoting More Recycling

• Studies on adhesives for bookbinding

Studies on adhesives for bookbinding Whether binders should be finely dispersed or not Whether binders should be finely dispersed or not in in repulping repulping process? process? Can water soluble binders be a substitute? Can water soluble binders be a substitute?

• Adhesive Paper

Adhesive Paper Development of water soluble adhesive Development of water soluble adhesive Adhesive paper with water soluble adhesive can Adhesive paper with water soluble adhesive can be recycled be recycled

Recyclable Inks and Recyclable Inks and Surface Treatments Surface Treatments

X

Unknown Unknown Lamination PP Lamination PP PP PP

_ X

UV coat 10 UV coat 10μ μm m

_ X

UV coat 3 UV coat 3μ μm m gloss gloss treatment treatment

○ ○ Hybrid UV ink polymerization Hybrid UV ink polymerization type type ○ ○

Hybrid UV ink hardening type Hybrid UV ink hardening type

_ X

Regular UV ink Regular UV ink

UV ink UV ink

_ ◎

Pearl Pearl Pearl Pearl

_ X

Gold leaf Gold leaf

X ○

Gravure gold ink Gravure gold ink

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Offset silver ink Offset silver ink

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Offset gold ink Offset gold ink

gold, silver gold, silver ink ink pilot pilot test test recyclable recyclable by lab. by lab. test test type of ink type of ink classification classification

DIP for New Application DIP for New Application

• Increase DIP contents in some paper grades

Increase DIP contents in some paper grades

• Use DIP in products that do not contain DIP

Use DIP in products that do not contain DIP yet yet 1) DIP of 80% brightness from old news 1) DIP of 80% brightness from old news

High brightness, High brightness, ２ ２ Step bleaching Step bleaching Decrease dirt Decrease dirt

2) 2) DIP of 70% brightness from old magazines DIP of 70% brightness from old magazines

Development low cost DIP with 70% Brightness Development low cost DIP with 70% Brightness

High Grade DIP from Old News High Grade DIP from Old News

57 59 61 63 65 67 69 71 73 75 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

H2O2 added (%) Bright ness (% ）

alkali constant increased alkali

Bleaching with H Bleaching with H2

2O

O2

2

High Grade DIP from Old News High Grade DIP from Old News

71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 0.5 1 1.5 2

FAS Added (%) B rigtnes (% ）

60℃ 80℃ 100℃

Bleaching with FAS Bleaching with FAS

Paper Product LCA Paper Product LCA -

• CO

CO2

2 Emission

Emission

1000 2000 3000 felling,chipping transportation production(fosil fuel) prodaution(bio fuel)

(kgCO (kgCO2 2 / Paper ton) / Paper ton) WLC WLC Newsprint Newsprint WFU WFU 70%ONP 70%ONP WFU(100 WFU(100 % Fresh) % Fresh) WFC WFC

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