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Federal anagement of Eastepaper Disposal. LCD-76-112; 8-166506.
April 6, 1978 Released April 10, 1978. 7 pp. + enclosure (4
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Report to Rep. John D. Dingell# chairman, House Comittee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce: Energy and Power Subcommittee;
by Bluer B. Staats, Comptroller General.
Issue Area: Federal Records anagont (1400).
Contact; Loqistics and Communications Div.
Budget Function: General Government: General Pr,')psrty and
Records anagement (804).
Organizati on Concerned: General Services Advinistraion;
Department of Defense; Environmen l 2roloton Agency.
congressional Relavance: louse Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce: Energy and Power Subeonaittee Rep. John
D. Dingell.
Authority: Military Construction Authorization Act (of) 1975
(P.L. 93-552; 88 Stat. 1765). 40 U.S.C. 485. DOD Directive
4156.60.
Gizeral Services Administratitn officials estimated
that about 170#000 tons of waute were generated annually in
buildings teasy operate; about 85% of civilian agenciess waste is
papr or paper products. Department of Defense officials
esmtia&ted that from S2 to 75% of the 2 million tons of sjlid
waste they generated was paper or paper products. Where specific
wastepaper produts have been abundant, Federal agencies have
generally done a good job of collecting and selling this
wastepaper. Government agencies and installations have also been
generating revenue from general paper wastes that have remained
after high-value paper wastes have been removed. However, the
greatest majority of government wastepaper is still treated as
solid waste or trash and is incinerated or landfilled. Source
separation programs established to separate high-grade paper
from other wastes have been generally successful in getting
higher grade paper out of the trash cycle and into the paper
recycling industl. Two major obstacles to the viability of
using Government wastepaper as insulation are the high density
and dustiness of such paper and the current shortage of boric
acid. Newsprint is the preferred source of paper for producing
cellulose insulation; the characteristics of high-grade paper
render it less appropriate for insulation than newspapers. Other
uses for recycled wastepaper include high-temperature pipe
insulation and producing heat from incineration. (RS)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaawwn0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)