An insulation material comprised of multiple layers of treated newspaper spaced in relation to one another for use as side wall or ceiling insulation bats and wall board in older homes.
A retention barrier system comprises a flexible laminate of a thin paper sheet and thin aluminum sheet in a rectangular configuration. The laminate has a leading edge and a parallel trailing edge and side edges between the leading and trailing edges. A plurality of flexible rods are positioned across, and coupled to, the laminate from side edge to side edge and spaced from each other along the length of the laminate.
A machine degradable reinforced paper barrier material embodies at least two laminar sheets of paper in face-to-face relationship with a plurality of reinforcing strands of repulpable paper therebetween. The sheets are secured to each other and to the reinforcing strands by an adherer.
The invention is directed toward providing apparatus for separating newsprint and other sheet material prior to recycling the newsprint and a wrapper, formed of material which may be recycled with the newsprint, to be used with the apparatus of the invention. The invention is used by the individual householder and will serve to eliminate many intermediate steps in the recycling of newsprint.