Paper Recycling
By using waste paper to produce new paper disposal problems are reduced, for every tonne of paper recycling the savings are at least 30000 litres of water, 3000-4000 KWh electricity (enough for an average 3 bedroom house for one year) and reduces 95% of air pollution.
Producing recycled paper takes between 28 - 70% less energy consumption than making new paper and also uses less water. This is because most of the energy used in papermaking is the pulping needed to turn wood into paper. Recycled paper is not usually re-bleached and where it is, oxygen rather than chlorine is usually used. This reduces the amount of dioxins which are released into the environment as a by-product of the chlorine bleaching processes.
Paper is a biodegradable material. This means as it rots it produces methane gas, which is a potent greenhouse gas (20x more potent than carbon dioxide). It is becoming increasingly accepted that global warming is a reality, and that methane and carbon dioxide emissions have to be reduced to lessen its effects. For more information on paper recycling please contact us on 0121 328 9699.
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