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[Ziassified Waste Paper Disposal Practices]. LCD-78-10;
B-1665)6. December 2, 1977. 4 pp.
Report to Rep. John D. Diugell, Chairman, House Committee on
Intersi ate and Foreign Comamerce: Energy and Power Subcommittee;
by Elmir B. Staats, Comptroller General.
issue Area: Federal Records Management (1400).
Contact: Logistics and Communications Div.
Budget ?un'tion: General Government: General Property and
Rec)rds Management (804).
Organiztticn Concernel: Department of Defense; General Services
Adm:.nistration; Central Intelligence Agency.
Congrest:ional Relevance: House Committee on Interstate and
ForEign Commerce: Energy and Pcwer Subzcmmittee
Anthority: Privacy Act of 1974.
Classified waste disposal requires destroying
Govzrnme-lt documents to prevent release of their contents. The
three pr:.mary methods used by the Federal Government to destroy
cidssifi~d documents are incineration, shredding or milling (dry
process), and pulping (wet process). Findings/Conclusions: None
of these ?rocesses invJves using chemicals to remove ink
although -.he water usel in the pul~ing process does result in
some ink iemoval. Incincerati:n of the waste results in total
destruct4 cn and precludes any reuse for recycling. Shredding or
mi.lling involves cutting or dry beating and then passing the
paper thro:igh a sectirity screen. Most of the classified wastes
identified to date are destroyed using the Tet pulping process.
A demonstri:tion project is currently underway at the Pentagon
involving the removal of water from the wet pulped wastes, thus
permitting :3ale of the residue. Currently the Government must
pay to haul the residue to a landfill. About 31 to 5% of all
Federal papcr waste is now sold. The National Security Agency
transports its classified paper to a recycling fire which
destroys dociaents using a pulping process; the residue is then
recycled int } paperboard. The Government is reimbursed when the
papepr market price exceeds a specified amount per ton. There may
be some cost to transport the wastes to the contractor and to
witnesr the d:cument destruction. There is no basis .;or
estimating wh,?ther the savings woald more than offset this cost.
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