Facts About, And The Benefits Of, Recycling Paper

The environment benefits greatly from paper being recycled and, fortunately, it is not at all difficult to do. Once it has been collected (by either your local authority or a recycling company acting on their behalf), it is taken to a paper mill, who take care of the rest of the recycling process.

Once at the mill, the scrap paper is added to water and then turned into pulp. The recycled paper is then screened, cleaned and de-inked through a number of processes until it is found suitable for papermaking. The final stage of the paper recycling process is for the pulp to be turned back into rolls of paper, which can then be used for newspapers, toilet rolls, etc.

Below are some of the environmental and money saving benefits of recycling paper:

Saves Trees - The most obvious reason to recycle paper is for saving trees which provide vital oxygen for the planet. Just 1 ton of recycled paper saves at least 16 of them.

Wildlife Preservation - Recycling paper helps protect the habitats of beautiful birds, insects and a wide variety of wildlife that lives in those trees.

Saves Space - We need to save as much space as possible in landfill sites to prevent more having to be created, and 3 cubic yards can be saved per ton of recycled paper.

Less Pollution - Burning paper in waste incinerators pumps masses of pollution into the air. That means that we are unnecessarily causing the air that we all breathe to be of a lower quality.

Creates Jobs - Recycling paper is good for communities. Someone has to actually do all that recycling which means more jobs are created. With the global recession in full swing this is a welcome side effect of recycling paper.

Sets A Precedent - Paper is probably the easiest thing to recycle, so it is a good starting point for those who do not currently recycle at all. Having gotten into the habit of recycling paper, and seeing that it really is not difficult, people are more likely to start recycling other items too.

Cheaper Paper - Recycled paper is often cheap to purchase. Buying cheaper, recycled goods encourages more recycled goods to be manufactured, sustaining the recycling industry.

This article is provided by http://www.paperlogmaker.org.uk/, a website dedicated to paper log makers and paper recycling.