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Paper Recycling Services Surrey

Canadian Empire Recycling, based in Surrey and serving Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, offers a robust commercial paper recycling program tailored for businesses. They efficiently collect paper in bulk, everything from outdated reports and invoices to office cleanouts, and ensure it’s diverted from landfills. Their service helps businesses reduce clutter, save on disposal costs, and minimize environmental impact by lowering demand for virgin paper

 

Paper Recycling Process

1. Collection

Used paper is gathered from homes, offices, and businesses through recycling bins or commercial pickups.

2. Sorting

The paper is sorted into types (e.g., newspaper, cardboard, office paper) at a recycling facility. This helps ensure quality and efficiency in the recycling process.

3. Shredding and Pulping

The sorted paper is shredded into small pieces and mixed with water and chemicals to create a slurry or “pulp.” This breaks it down into its basic fibers.

4. Cleaning and De-Inking

The pulp is filtered to remove contaminants like staples, plastic, or glue. It’s then de-inked using air bubbles (flotation) or washing to remove ink, dyes, and adhesives.

5. Refining and Bleaching (if needed)

Depending on its end use, the pulp may be refined further and bleached to whiten it—especially if it’s being turned into printing or writing paper.

6. Rolling and Drying

The clean pulp is spread onto screens, drained, and dried with heat rollers to form long sheets of paper.

7. Reuse

The finished recycled paper is then rolled, cut, and used to make new paper products such as:

  • Office paper

  • Newspaper

  • Tissue

  • Cardboard

  • Packaging

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    Canadian Empire Recycling & Disposal

    Hours of operation

    Hazardous Waste drop off Hours

    Monday - Sunday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

    All Other Services  

    Monday - Sunday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

     

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