Everything But The Weed

Approved by:
Linda Maze, a Wedding photography Gainesville FL in Gainesville Florida

Not enough people recycle the paper that they use, which is a real shame because there are many benefits to be had from doing so. What are those benefits? Well, these are some of the main ones…

– Recycling reduces the number of trees that are cut down to make paper. It lessens the intensity of forest management needed to meet the demand for paper, and the pressure to convert natural forests and ecologically sensitive areas (such as wetlands) into tree plantations. Therefore, recycling paper helps preserve the range of values provided by forest ecosystems, including wildlife habitat and biodiversity.

– A lot of everyday items (newspapers, cardboard boxes, envelopes, egg cartons, paper towels, toilet paper, etc.) can be made from recycled paper. These items do the same job whether they are made from ‘new’ paper or recycled paper, so it makes so no sense to not make them from recycled paper. The problem is we are not recycling enough paper to be able to make these items from only recycled paper.

– Money can be saved in two ways by recycling paper. Firstly, from a manufacturing point of view, it costs much less to turn waste paper into new paper products than it does to turn trees into new paper products. Secondly, as consumers, by buying recycled products we can save money as they nearly always cost less than ones made from virgin pulp. In these harsh economic times, avoiding unnecessary leakage in any part of the economy makes sense.

– Used paper based products that are not recycled have to be got rid of in other ways, namely either in landfill sites or at incineration plants. Landfill sites are both an eyesore and a problem for the environment. Why waste space in landfill sites with paper when there is a better solution – recycling. As for incinerating waste paper, doing so pumps harmful toxins into the atmosphere.

– Producing recycled paper uses much less total energy than producing virgin paper. Depending on the grade of paper, producing recycled paper may use less purchased energy in the form of fossil fuels and electricity. Pretty much all of the energy that we use damages the environment in one way or another, and so we should save what we can where we can.