Speaking of Green

TomTom

In offaly county council we have just been handed a magazine called the green scene. It's an inhouse information booklet. Printed on what appears to be non recyclable glossy paper.
My question is, how can you tell if a particular type of paper is recyclable?

Typedef

http://www.enfo.ie/leaflets/as2.htm

RECYCLING OF PAPER

The following classes of paper are suitable for recycling:

Newspapers are classed as low grade paper, but are the easiest to recycle, however the market for recycling newspapers fluctuates greatly and consequently the number of places which accept newspapers varies from time to time. Therefore it is necessary to check frequently with your local authority or ENFO about current places which will accept paper.
Magazines are a low grade material. They should be kept separate from newspapers.
Computer printout is a high grade material.
Corrugated cardboard is also suitable for recycling but it is a low grade material and again the market fluctuates greatly.
Office waste can be a medium quality if free from contamination such as plastics, metals, etc. Offices could, without too much difficulty, make significant contributions to recycling paper with the cooperation of staff.
Other wastes are telephone books, cardboard packets, greeting cards, calendars and diaries, paper bags, comics, bills, cigarette packets etc. Generally speaking, paper of similar type should be tied in bundles and contamination, such as plastics and tin foil, removed. Books should be kept separate. Cardboard should be flattened and tied in bundles.

Irony of ironies, if a 'green' booklet is printed on non-recycable paper or worse still, hasn't even been printed on recycled paper.

Sounds like a mag that is an exercise in public relations as opposed to a serious attempt to address environmental issues.
This would be where I gore some random civil servant for jumping on the environmentalist bandwagon, without even bothering to make sure the badwagon used unleaded petrol.

http://www.enfo.ie/

Snowball

Tomtom, that sounds rediculas, maybe something should be said. If someone is doing a green publication it should be on reycled paper.

Rolo Tomasi

this sounds a little too Irish, if its not recyclable paper then please inform the powers that be, it could just have been an over sight.