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This paper presents an attempt to construct an economic model of the U.K. waste paper industry. A primary determinant of the demand for waste paper was found to be the output of the packaging industry. Neither mechanical pulp prices nor waste paper prices appeared to have any significant effect on waste paper demand. Imports of waste paper appear to be determined to some extent (stock levels also being important) by the gap between forthcoming home supplies and forecasted usage requirements. On a limited price data base, it seems from our investigations that (with one exception in the period 1974/1975) the supply elasticity of waste paper in the United Kingdom is low, at least in the poorer quality grades. This would seem to be an important finding as it suggests that the opportunities for recycling waste paper might be substantially less than many have hoped.
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