| Paper is a very important material used in our | | | | waste is paper and paper products before |
| daily life. It is used in variety of ways. Whilst | | | | recycling. Recycling one ton of newspaper reduces |
| among many uses, the paper is chiefly used for | | | | 3cubic meters of landfill. |
| the purpose of writing and printing. | | | | Millions of people buy newspaper daily and simply |
| The word paper derives from the Greek word | | | | throw away in the trashcan after reading it out |
| 'Papyrus' (Egyptian writing material) which was | | | | without knowing the fact, that it takes 24 trees |
| formed from beaten strips of papyrus plant. | | | | to make one ton of newspaper. |
| Paper is made of cellulose pulp, derived mainly | | | | Recovered paper must be clean for successful |
| from wood, rags, and certain grasses processed | | | | recycling. It should be free from contaminants, |
| into flexible sheets by deposit from an aqueous | | | | such as food, dirt, plastic metal, and other kinds |
| suspension. | | | | of trash, as contaminated paper makes the |
| Uses of Paper: | | | | process of recycling quite difficult. Contaminated |
| Paper can be used in various ways, such as for | | | | paper which cannot be recycled must be |
| communication, storing information, cleaning, | | | | composted, burned for energy or land filled in |
| construction, representing a value, packaging, and | | | | order to reduce the bulk of garbage around us. |
| personal use etc. | | | | Reduce, reuse, and recycle is a simple and great |
| Paper making products: | | | | way to cut down the amount of paper use. |
| Paper gives us lot of useful products. Here a list | | | | Practicing these 3R's also helps in saving our |
| of common products made from paper is: | | | | energy and protecting our environment. |
| - Books | | | | HOW PAPER WASTE CAN BE REDUCED: |
| - Notebooks | | | | It is important to realize our responsibilities how to |
| - Report cards | | | | make our planet green and better place for our |
| - Greeting cards | | | | future generation to live in. Concerted efforts |
| - Menu cards | | | | need to make in this direction before it is too late. |
| - Paper-bags | | | | By adopting the following ways helps to reduce |
| - Paper money | | | | the paper consumption, which in turn, saves trees |
| - Medical chart | | | | and reduces the greenhouse gases emission. |
| - Bandages | | | | - Companies can save significant sums on printing |
| - Envelopes | | | | costs by publishing reports electronically rather |
| - Tarpaper | | | | than on paper. |
| - Sand paper | | | | - Use mobiles or e-mails for communication |
| - Wrapping papers | | | | purposes instead of sending letters. |
| - Paper boats | | | | - Create best out of waste also helps to control |
| - Paper airplanes | | | | and manage waste better thereby, reducing the |
| - Newspaper | | | | impact on our environment as well as our health. |
| - Magazines | | | | - Use durable items rather than disposable items, |
| - Catalogs | | | | as it stays longer and can also save money and |
| - Wallpaper | | | | minimize the amount of waste. Repair the things |
| - Photographs | | | | rather than buying new items also reduces the |
| - Playing cards | | | | amount of waste. |
| - Stickers | | | | - Use both sides of paper for printing. |
| - Telephone directories | | | | - Recycle newspaper by turning them into |
| - Disposable items | | | | something useful, instead of discarding it away. It |
| - Stationery | | | | also reduces the amount of materials going into |
| - Table -cloths | | | | landfills. |
| - Grocery-bags | | | | - Send get well soon cards and greeting cards on |
| - Kites | | | | special occasions over the Internet. |
| - Tissue paper | | | | - On average, 16% of the money we spend on |
| - Bank notes | | | | packaging which ultimately ends up as rubbish. So |
| - Tickets | | | | avoid over packaging goods. |
| - Cheque | | | | - Use coffee mugs for your tea or coffee instead |
| - Security voucherWhy recycle paper? | | | | of paper cups at work place. |
| Paper recycling is the process of collecting, | | | | - Use unbleached or uncolored paper in bulk to |
| processing, reusing and recovering the waste | | | | reduce packaging. |
| paper and remaking into new products rather | | | | - Buy paper that has minimum chlorine content. |
| than throwing it away in the trashcan which in | | | | - Stop printing whenever possible. |
| turn, conserves raw materials and energy that | | | | - Reduce font size while printing. |
| needs to make new products. | | | | - Books, which you need no longer, and are in a |
| Did you know if each individual save one sheet of | | | | good condition, donate to the library. These in |
| paper per day, then 40,000 trees are saved per | | | | turn, raise the money for the library to buy new |
| year. | | | | items. |
| Saving paper, in turn, saves trees, saves energy, | | | | - Get and pay your bills online rather than through |
| saves water, chemicals utilized in making of paper, | | | | the post. |
| and also reducing garbage. | | | | - Let your child to use white/black board for |
| We should start the process of recycling the | | | | writing rather than paper. This way they can rub |
| waste material from home first rather than what | | | | off what they do not need which in turn; lot of |
| others are doing outside and continue it as it helps | | | | papers can be saved. |
| to control waste disposal problems, and also | | | | - Watch the news on television, or you can read |
| saves money that they would otherwise have | | | | the news online instead of buying newspaper. This |
| spend for disposal. | | | | helps to kill paper waste instead of trees. |
| The United States Environmental Protection | | | | - If you wish to create an eco-friendly |
| Agency (EPA) that recycling of paper causes | | | | atmosphere in the office, then go paperless. |
| 35% less water pollution, and 74% less air | | | | - Use cloth napkins in place of paper napkins, as |
| pollution than making new paper and paper | | | | they are more hygienic and also minimize the |
| products. | | | | paper waste. |
| Industrialized making of paper is de-stabilizing our | | | | - Place your orders by phone, e-mail or online. |
| earth's climate and reusing and recycling of paper | | | | - Keep recycling bins on the roads; at the railway |
| can help to stabilize and conserve our | | | | station, or bus stand where people can drop off |
| environment to a great extent. | | | | the waste materials, or you can directly deliver it |
| Recycling is the only key to cut down the amount | | | | to the recycling center. |
| of waste, to reduce pollution, to save renewable | | | | - Use cloth bags instead of paper bags to carry |
| energy, to save trees, and to save money. But | | | | the items you buy. |
| before we thinking about recycling anything, the | | | | - Use unused side of paper for jotting down the |
| very best thing we can do for health and well | | | | notes before dropping it in the recycling box.We |
| being of our planet to use less resource in our | | | | are using and wasting paper almost without care, |
| daily life. | | | | and without realizing that how severe the |
| Recycling of paper could save seventeen trees, | | | | consequences could be. It is need to think - "AS |
| causing reduction of 587 pounds of air pollution, | | | | YOU SOW, SO SHALL YOU REAP". Let's do our |
| 15,644 liters of water, in turn, reduces 58%of air | | | | part to save our mother earth from getting it |
| pollution, 4077 kilowatt of energy, thereby | | | | more spoiled and make it greener, cleaner, and |
| reducing energy requirement by 64%, 1042 liters | | | | better place for future generation to enjoy. |
| of oil, reducing oil pollution by 64% and oil | | | | Spread the word- "GO GREEN, AND LIVE GREEN. |
| requirement by 45%. About 55% of municipal | | | | |