A lot of paper is coated in clays, waxes, or plastics, and many inks might make paper unsuitable for use in food grade products like pizza boxes, without heavy processing.
Shipping boxes, maybe. If the structural properties of the resulting board are OK.
But most post-consumer paper is unusable for one reason or another. Recycling of industrial packaging is a slightly different story.
Maybe not that .99c-a-slice garbage but there are some damn good pies to be had here in NYC for sure! Lucali, Totonno's, Joe's... some of the best you will ever have.
A lot of paper is coated in clays, waxes, or plastics, and many inks might make paper unsuitable for use in food grade products like pizza boxes, without heavy processing.
Shipping boxes, maybe. If the structural properties of the resulting board are OK.
But most post-consumer paper is unusable for one reason or another. Recycling of industrial packaging is a slightly different story.