Can You Recycle Inked Paper?

If you've printed on it, written on it, or drawn on it, throw it into your recycling bin. Make sure to include paper from older printers, too (like the kind with those tiny hole punches along the edge).

Is laser printed paper recyclable?

The outcomes for laser-printed recycled paper were better than those for inkjet-printed recycled paper. Conclusions: Compared for luminosity Y, brightness, CIE a* and CIE b* values, paper recycled from laser-printed paper exhibited higher value than paper recycled from inkjet-printed paper.

What happens to ink when paper is recycled?

The paper gets chopped up into pulp. Air is introduced and the ink sticks to the air bubbles, which rise to the top. The ink bubbles are then skimmed of the top and the fibres are processed into recycled paper (newspaper, for example).