Benefits of Recycles
Here are some of the environmental and financial advantages of paper recycling:
1. Saves forest: Paper-recycling saves forest, which provide us with oxygen. 1 top of recycled papers saves 16 trees.
2. Saves wildlife: Paper recycling protects beautiful birds, insects and other wild animals living in those forests.
3. Saves money: Recycled paper is cheaper then other papers and thus saves money. Recycling industries are also promoted in our society.
4. Saves water: Recycling paper needs very less water then other ways of paper-making.
5. Saves electricity: over 400 kilowatt hours of energy is saved by recycling paper in 1 ton batch then other ways of making paper.
6. Reduces use of oil: Recycling paper reduces 2 barrels of oil per ton. This helps a lot in reducing damage to the environment.
7. Reduces pollution: In paper-making, paper is burnt in incinerator pumps, which causes pollution of air. Recycling reduces this pollution.
8. Creates jobs: In recycling industry, people work as collectors, machine operators, sorters and so on. The more that we recycle; the more of these jobs will be created.
9. Sets example: By recycling paper, we can set an example. When we start recycling paper, we will come to know that other items also can be recycled.
10. Recycling helps to limit the quantity of paper being produced. This will end with less garbage as its being reused.
11. Recycling process adds jobs to the industry
12. Requires less raw materials as the primary raw material is the same old paper
13. Creates environmental awareness
14. Promotes scientific advancements in recyclable and biodegradable materials
15. Makes governments and businesses choose programs and apply policies in consideration of preserving and respecting the environment.
16. Producing recycled paper requires less energy than producing paper from trees.
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