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About PaRC

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Environmental Destruction

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Minimizing Waste

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Making Paper

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Recycling Paper

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Benefits of Recycling

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Environmental Links

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Benefits of Waste Paper Recycling [ Recycled Paper Products ]

Waste Paper Recycling
The benefits derived from recycling waste paper are:

• reduced water pollution of up to 35%
  
• reduced air pollution of up to 74%
  
• reduced energy consumption of 24-54%
  
• reduced harvesting of virgin forests
  
• reduced number of trees for paper making being grown in areas where they cause damage
  
• 17 small trees saved / tonne of paper recycled

Factors influencing potential growth for paper recycling: Ability to recover usable waste paper cost of recovering usable waste paper price of the waste paper quality - strength and harness Next: Enviromental Links