Compare the use of virgin paper and recycled paper. Compare from an environmenta

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Compare the use of virgin paper and recycled paper. Compare from an environmental point of view the use of recycled paper and the use of paper obtained from paper pulp. The recycled paper has been obtained from paper wastes transported in 16-t trucks from a distance of 1000 km. The total emissions of carbon dioxide, C02, and the generated solids in kg of them are used as comparison parameters. It is desirable to compare the derived effects of the following two scenarios: purchasing a 400-g pack of new writing paper at the corner stationery shop driving to buy a similar pack of recycled paper at an establishment 1 km away. Only the ELs due to raw materials and transportation are considered. Use the following environmental loads. tkm is equivalent to a mass of 1 t (1000 kg) transported 1 km. Compare the use of paper towels and an air dryer to drying the hands. Compare

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Forests are one of the most treasured resources, but they are disappearing at the rate of 20 football fields per second because of paper production. Almost 50% of the trees that are harvested in North America arebeing turned into some types of paper product. Global production in the pulp, paper and publishing sector is expected to increase by 77% from 1995 to 2020, so we must act now as a missiion to our forests. Using post-consumer recycled paper reduces the need to log forests. Additionally, the paper industry consumes much more than just our forests. Producing paper from virgin fiber is both energy and water intensive, and releases significant amounts of greenhouse gases into our atmosphere. Using recycled paper measurably reduces these impacts. Every ton of recycled fiber that displaces a ton of virgin fiber results in the following reductions in usage:

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