Scrap paper is a used product that is being recycled for many different purposes. In the following article, TAELIM will provide information about the benefits of purchasing and reusing paper for you to understand.
Find out what scrap paper is?
Paper is made from wood pulp, becoming an important raw material in creating many different products such as cardboard, newspaper, notebooks, etc. Each type of paper has its own characteristics suitable for different purposes in life. With a large consumption demand, the amount of paper produced in the world every day is extremely large.
However, the traditional paper production process has many negative impacts on the environment, due to the exploitation of wood pulp from forest trees. Realizing this, many methods have been created to minimize the destruction of nature during the paper production process.
From there, the concept of “recycled paper” appeared, also known as waste paper. Although wood pulp is still the main raw material for paper production, used paper has also become an important source of ingredients for new paper production. Recycling paper not only saves resources but also significantly reduces the negative impact on the environment.
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What is scrap paper for?
Many areas are now collecting recycled paper for various purposes. Here is a summary of the benefits of reusing used paper for you to understand.
Protecting natural resources
Paper is made from wood as the main raw material. However, to produce 1 ton of new paper, we have to deal with overexploitation of forest resources, causing soil erosion, increasing CO2 emissions and serious environmental pollution. The following figures will help you better understand the impact of paper production:
- 24 natural forest trees are lost for every ton of paper produced.
- 39,084 liters of water were consumed during the production process.
- Nearly 4,000 kWh of electricity and 605 liters of crude oil were wasted.
- The amount of CO2 emitted is equivalent to driving a car for 42 days.
Because of these significant impacts, recycling used waste paper becomes an effective and important solution in protecting natural resources. Every piece of recycled paper you use not only reduces the burden on forest resources but also helps protect the environment, reduce pollution and contribute to sustainability for future generations.
Reduce solid waste
Paper can be recycled up to 6 times before being completely discarded, significantly reducing the amount of solid waste compared to using it only once and then throwing it away. A sheet of A4 paper can be recycled into many different multi-purpose products such as paper boxes, food packaging, cardboard boxes, etc. Utilizing waste paper not only helps save raw materials but also reduces the need to create landfills to process waste paper. Thanks to that, land area can be used more effectively for planting trees, protecting the soil and maintaining clean water sources.
Improve water quality
The process of producing paper from wood pulp requires a large amount of water, putting pressure on natural water resources. In addition, the production of virgin paper also discharges many times more polluted water than the process of recycling used paper. Therefore, recycling waste paper not only helps save water but also significantly reduces the amount of wastewater, thereby protecting clean water sources for humans and the living environment.
Conservation of natural forests
The increased demand for paper production has led to the clearing of many natural forests for raw materials, causing damage to the ecosystem. Although new production forests are being planted to meet the demand for raw materials, they cannot completely replace the role of natural forests in maintaining biodiversity and providing wildlife habitat. Therefore, paper recycling plays an important role in reducing the use of wood from forests, bringing many benefits such as:
- Reduce pressure to convert natural forests and wetlands into production forests.
- Limit the exploitation of forest resources.
- Protect the comprehensive value of natural forest ecosystems.
Recycling waste paper will reduce wastewater
The production of new pulp requires a huge amount of water, and as the volume of paper produced increases, the demand for water also increases significantly. Furthermore, the wastewater from the production of virgin pulp often contains more toxic substances than that from the paper recycling process. Therefore, paper recycling not only reduces the amount of wastewater discharged into the environment but also contributes to protecting aquatic ecosystems, helping to limit negative impacts on water resources.
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Above, TAELIM has provided basic information about waste paper and the benefits of recycling this material. Hopefully, through this, you have better understood the importance of reusing paper and taken useful actions to protect the environment.
TAELIM International Transport Company Limited
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