Deforestation is the primary effect of our mindless use of paper. Of all trees harvested for industrial use, 42% go to making paper.
Discarded paper and paperboard make up roughly 26% (or 67 million tons) of the 258 million tons of solid municipal waste generated.
Paper waste, like other wastes, faces the additional hazard of toxic inks, dyes and polymers that could be potentially carcinogenic when incinerated, or mix with groundwater via traditional burial methods such as modern landfills.
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17 окт 2024
