APPENDIX 2 3

Overseas 

VISY RECYCLED

transport 

of exported 

PAPERMAKING

product

PROCESS MODEL

LCA System Boundary

Transport to 

closest 

Australian

Paper

dock

 from

Coating

Preprinting

other 

of Labels

Labels

Manufacturers

Compacting

Mechanical

Transport

Converting

Transport from

Sorting at

 Bailing

Transport to Paper

Storage at Paper

Pulping

De-Inking

Paper

Paper

Paper

to

Converting and

(Folding,

Print Station

Transport

Consumer

Transport 

Disposal 

Consumer

Recycling Plants

and Storage of

Recycling Plants

 Recycling Plants

of recycled paper

VP4 only

Machine

Rolls

Storage

 Converting Plants

Bonding

 Printing, Gluing)

to Consumer

to disposal

at SWDS

to Recycling Plants

Recycled Paper

Solid Waste to Incineration, Anaerobic Digester 

Ink Waste 

or SWDSs. 

Waste paper from

to SWDS

Liquid waste disposal

Converting Liquid 

waste

Process

 disposal

Transport

of

 Converter Waste

paper

Transport of

Transport of

Adhesives

Inks & Chemicals

to Converting 

to Converting 

Plant

Plant

Transport

 to Paper

Consumer separated waste paper 

Waste Material

Recycling Plants

                Unsorted waste material 

Transport of

Transport of

Converter waste

Chemicals

 from overseas

for Recycling

Process

Sourcing of

Sourcing of

Manufacture of

waste paper from 

Manufacture of

Manufacture of

waste paper from 

Chemicals

overseas

Adhesives

Inks and 

overseas

for Recycling

for Converting 

Chemicals

Process

Plant

for Converting 

Plant

APPENDIX 2 3

Manufacture of

Transport of 

Manufacture of

Manufacture of

chemicals

exported 

Adhesives

Inks & Chemicals

VISY VIRGIN

for Kraft Process

product

for Converting 

for Converting

overseas

Plants

 Plants

PAPERMAKING

LCA System Boundary 

PROCESS MODEL

Waste Material

Sorting

 of waste 

Transport to 

paper 

Sydney

dock

Compacting,

Transport of

Transport of

Transport of

Transport from

 Bailing

Transport to

chemicals

Adhesives

Inks & Chemicals

consumer to 

If separated at source

and Storage of

Pulp and Paper Mill

for Kraft process

for for 

Converting 

recycling plants

recycled paper 

Converting Plant

Plant

Exported 

Sawmill Operation

Transport

Product

 of Sawmill
residues to

Pulp Mill 

(to be used as fuel)

Recycled Chemicals

Storage at 

in

Paper

Transport

Pulp and Paper Mill

Kraft Process

 from

Sawmill

other 

Residues to

Manufacturers

Pulp Mill 

Seedlings growth

Seedling transport  

Converting

Planting    

Plantation 

Milling

Transport

Storage 

Debark

Wash Logs

Chip Logs

Chip

Kraft

Paper

Paper

Paper

Transport

Converting and

Folding

Print Station

Transport

Consumer

Transport 

Disposal

of seedlings

Management

of Trees

 Pulp Logs 

at Pulp Mill

Logs

Storage

Chemical

Machine

Rolls

Storage

to Converting 

Bonding

 Printing, Gluing

to Consumer

to disposal

at SWDSs

in the plantation

to Pulp Mill

Digester

Plant

Paper Waste

Production

Solid waste 

Coating

Preprinting

 from

of By-Products

to SWDS

of Labels

Labels

Converting 

(Turpenes)

Liquid waste 

Process

 to WWTP

Ink Waste 

to SWDS

Liquid waste

 disposal

Solid waste to 

Transport

other 

 of Trees

Sawmill

manufactures 

to Sawmill

Operation

`

Converting Plants

          Converting Plant

Paper Making

Paper Making

Paper Recycling Plants

Pulping Process

                              Recycling Plant 

 Recycling Plant 

Note that most recycled paper by-passes the recycling plants and goes 
directly to the paper recycling plants

Visy virgin papermaking process

model

Visy Recycled Papermaking process model

Disposal

Disposal

Recycling

     

Recycling