Advantages of Paper Recycling
With the threat of climate change looming, countries all over the world have been adopting innovative ways in protecting the Earth and its limited resources, such as zero-gas emitting cars, solar-powered houses and recycling.
Paper recycling is one of the most popular waste-reduction processes that countries find beneficial-both for the population and the ecology.
Paper recycling is the process of turning waste or scrap paper, such as used A4 cards or old newspapers, into new paper products.
The process involves deinking the waste paper.
It removes the printing ink from paper fibers before the recycled pulp is processed to be made into new paper much in the same way as virgin pulp.
It is not uncommon these days to find recycled A4 cards or paper in high-end offices.
There are many advantages of paper recycling.
One is reducing energy consumption.
According to research, reduction in energy when new paper is made from waste paper versus virgin pulp ranges between 40-60%.
Recycling 1 ton of A4 cards from your office saves 4,100 kilowatt hours of electricity.
That's enough power to heat an average American house for almost six months.
Another advantage of paper recycling is that it reduces solid waste.
If not recycled, waste papers that are taken to landfills take up space.
It takes time for them to decompose, releasing a harmful greenhouse gas called methane in the process.
Recycling 1 ton of old newspapers will save 3 cubic yards of landfill space.
Manufacturing your everyday paper products such as notebooks and A4 cards contribute to water and air pollution.
The pollution is associated with the processes involved in making paper, especially papers made of bleached pulp.
Studies show though that recycling causes 35% less water pollution than making paper out of virgin pulp.
It also reduces air pollution to up to 70%.
Of course, recycling paper means fewer trees are needed to produce new paper.
Recycling one ton of paper saves one ton of trees.
That means that for every ton of used A4 cards recycled, seventeen mature trees are saved from being felled.
According to estimates, recycling half of the world's existing paper will avoid the harvesting of 81,000 square kilometers of forestland.
More trees mean more clean air, less poisonous gas, and more natural habitats for endangered species.
There is no short cut to saving the Earth and stopping climate change.
It may take effort and devotion, but if people would only realize that it will all be worth it, they would ignore the fact that it will take time.
So the next time you see a scrap A4 card, think about reusing it or saving it for recycling instead of just throwing it away.
Paper recycling is one of the most popular waste-reduction processes that countries find beneficial-both for the population and the ecology.
Paper recycling is the process of turning waste or scrap paper, such as used A4 cards or old newspapers, into new paper products.
The process involves deinking the waste paper.
It removes the printing ink from paper fibers before the recycled pulp is processed to be made into new paper much in the same way as virgin pulp.
It is not uncommon these days to find recycled A4 cards or paper in high-end offices.
There are many advantages of paper recycling.
One is reducing energy consumption.
According to research, reduction in energy when new paper is made from waste paper versus virgin pulp ranges between 40-60%.
Recycling 1 ton of A4 cards from your office saves 4,100 kilowatt hours of electricity.
That's enough power to heat an average American house for almost six months.
Another advantage of paper recycling is that it reduces solid waste.
If not recycled, waste papers that are taken to landfills take up space.
It takes time for them to decompose, releasing a harmful greenhouse gas called methane in the process.
Recycling 1 ton of old newspapers will save 3 cubic yards of landfill space.
Manufacturing your everyday paper products such as notebooks and A4 cards contribute to water and air pollution.
The pollution is associated with the processes involved in making paper, especially papers made of bleached pulp.
Studies show though that recycling causes 35% less water pollution than making paper out of virgin pulp.
It also reduces air pollution to up to 70%.
Of course, recycling paper means fewer trees are needed to produce new paper.
Recycling one ton of paper saves one ton of trees.
That means that for every ton of used A4 cards recycled, seventeen mature trees are saved from being felled.
According to estimates, recycling half of the world's existing paper will avoid the harvesting of 81,000 square kilometers of forestland.
More trees mean more clean air, less poisonous gas, and more natural habitats for endangered species.
There is no short cut to saving the Earth and stopping climate change.
It may take effort and devotion, but if people would only realize that it will all be worth it, they would ignore the fact that it will take time.
So the next time you see a scrap A4 card, think about reusing it or saving it for recycling instead of just throwing it away.
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