The newspaper industry produces both non-hazardous (paper) and hazardous (solvents, off gases, printing ink) wastes.  The power of the written word also generates materials that need to be incinerated in an environmentally acceptable unit.

Incineration of waste paper will save storage space and

also reduce the number of transportation trips (and thereby their carbon footprint).  During the printing process, hot air is blown over wet ink on the newspaper to dry it.  The air therefore, picks up ink particles and the off gas needs to be incinerated to prevent dangers of explosion or of pollution.