Commercial printers up in arms over new recycled-paper requirements, paperwork.Commercial printers up in arms armed for war; in a state of hostility. See also: Arms over new recycled-paper requirements, paperwork Local printers are pushing to modify regulations in the works to implement a new state newsprint newsprint low grade paper used for newspapers. Old newspapers are fed to cattle as an alternative roughage and may occasionally be ingested by dogs. Significant amounts of lead are accumulated in tissues; no cases of poisoning have been recorded in cattle, though it has been recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. law. Hearings will be held this week by the California Integrated Waste Management Board on regulations to implement a 1989 law which requires newspaper publishers and commercial printers to use a growing amount of recycled paper for their paper needs beginning this year. The percentage of total recycled paper required would increase from 25 percent in 1991 to 50 percent by the year 2000. Local printers want regulators to lower the definition of recycled paper as that which uses at least 40 percent of recycled stock, as is currently worded in the law, and are concerned about the amount of reporting required to keep track of whether they are using or attempting to use recycled stock. Newsprint users are exempted from using recycled paper if they can prove it would cost them substantially more than using virgin paper. Printers said the costs of keeping track of how much of what type of paper they're using will put them at a disadvantage compared to their competitors, newspaper publishers. They said printers use more varieties of papers and usually do not have long-term paper-supply contracts as do most newspapers. "Even if you can't find (recycled) paper at a comparable price, you must contact every supplier you contacted last year to see they don't have recycled paper," said Gerry Bonetto, director of governmental affairs for Printing Industries of California, the Los Angeles-based trade assocaition for California commercial printers. The law also fails to give credit to those who use less than 40 percent recycled content paper, Bonetto said. Paper manufacturers are also continuing their opposition to the bill, which they view as government meddling med·dle intr.v. med·dled, med·dling, med·dles 1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere. See Synonyms at interfere. 2. To handle something idly or ignorantly; tamper. in a free market that would by itself increase the percentage of recycled newsprint used. A spokesman for the Waste Management Board said it will likely consider final regulations in August. Printers and publishers are being required to keep records of use and attempts to use recycled paper this year, records which will be reviewed by regulators next year to determine compliance with the law. Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds can refer to:
senator - a member of a senate Lucy Killea, who authored the newsprint recycling bill two years ago when she was an assemblywoman as·sem·bly·wom·an n. A woman who is a member of a legislative assembly. Noun 1. assemblywoman - a woman assemblyman representative - a person who represents others , dismissed charges that the law will be onerous on·er·ous adj. 1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome. See Synonyms at burdensome. 2. Law Entailing obligations that exceed advantages. to printers. "They can't be required to buy paper at a higher price than what they would otherwise do," he said. "I think it is fear of the unknown." |
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