WMU offers fiber recycling course

Aug. 7-9, 2018, course at Western Michigan University is focused on the basics of recycled fiber collection, processing, use and market drivers.


Western Michigan University (WMU) has announced it will offer a fiber recycling course in summer 2018 focused on the basics of recycled fiber collection, processing, use and market drivers.

The two-and-a-half-day course will run Aug. 7-9, 2018, at WMU’s engineering campus in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

This course is designed for newcomers to the paper recycling industry as well as those with experience who wish to broaden and update their knowledge and understanding of the basics of recycled fiber collection, processing, use and market drivers.

Registration is not yet available. Interested participants can receive a notification once registration is live by filling out a form here.

“WMU has certified hundreds of products as repulpable and recyclable using industry agreed upon protocols,” says WMU in a news release. “This is an exciting, new offering from WMU that will bring together many industry and technology leaders as guest speakers to seriously upgrade your fiber recycling knowledge. With a focus on sustainability drivers, fiber collection, usage, quality trends, mill unit operations and much more.”

Participants will study:

  • recycled fiber market trends and outlook—local and global;
  • fiber recovery and properties, usage by grade;
  • unit operations for contaminant removal and recycled stock preparation;
  • pulping;
  • screening;
  • cleaning;
  • installation and troubleshooting;
  • an in-depth look at WMU’s repulpability and recyclability protocols;
  • stickies characterization and elimination strategies;
  • drying of coated paper and paperboard and impacts on quality;
  • scrap paper collection (material recovery facility) trends and equipment;
  • sustainability—who/what is driving? What is the goal?;
  • paper mill leaders roundtable;
  • recyclable barrier coatings outlook; and
  • latest technology in recycled fiber chemistry.

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