As we learned in a previous recycling
blog, “the grade of paper is determined by fiber length, which shortens after
each trip through the recycling process. After being recycled five to seven
times, the fibers become too short to make new paper and will need to be mixed
with new, un-recycled fibers.”
Napkins and
paper towels are easily made from very small, shorter fibers. In fact, they are
one of, if not the last, item made from recycled paper before it can’t be recycled
again.
