Recycling Isn't Just For Glass And Plastic – Recycle Paper Too!
Changing waste paper into new, useable paper is the process described as paper recycling and takes only half the energy required to produce new paper. Most trash consists of paper in one form or another with every 45 kilos being made up of 16 kilos of paper.
Paper is usually made from trees but cloth and grass can be used to make paper as well. The entire tree is used in some way. The majority of the tree is chopped into small chips that are eventually turned into paper. Once these chips are processed, bleach can be added to make higher quality white paper. The roots and bark of the tree are used for energy in the paper mill. Many paper manufacturers plant trees solely for the purpose of making paper.
Waste paper is mixed with fresh pulp made from wood to create the new paper. Unlike aluminium cans, which can be recycled over and over again, paper can only be recycled 5 to 6 times. Mixing in fresh wood pulp strengthens the recycled paper, making it more durable. But the fibres of the paper can become too weak over time to reuse.
Paper decaying in landfills creates methane, due to its biodegradable nature, which is a factor in the global warming process. Recycling paper means there is less in the landfill and is therefore a benefit to the environment. Because trees are often planted and replanted to make paper, disruption to nature is not always considered a strong reason to recycle.
Recycling paper is often a less expensive and energy efficient alternative to manufacturing new paper, but not as much as metal, glass and other waste recycling products.
Some types of paper are not ideal for recycling such as gift wrapping. The paper is coated with materials that are not ideal for recycling such as aluminium foil or plastic. The most common types of paper recycled are plain white paper, newspaper, magazines and cardboard.
It is essential that higher grades of paper (white and coloured office paper) are separated from the lower grades of paper (magazines and newspapers etc).
For ways to recycle paper in your area, there may be drop-off locations where you can leave your waste paper to be used again, or curb side collection may be arranged where your paper can be collected automatically.
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Environmental News For A Change Of Pace
Awareness is about opening our minds to something we did not previously think about. Awaking ourselves from a comfortable slumber can be, well, *un*comfortable. It’s so much easier to stay asleep and move about our lives without thinking about challenging our own thoughts and preconceptions.
This awareness can be very personal, like awareness of how we eat, or it can be about things affecting us nearby or not so nearby. I’m sure most of us do not each consider ourselves an environmentalist but let’s consider replacing some of our current sources of news input with environmental news. This is simply news that is focused on creating awareness of environmental issues locally and around our planet. Much of this news will not be touched by major news networks so we will need to find our own trusted sources of green news that shed some light on issues, for example, sources of alternative energy or how to build a green home.
Why Environmental News?
Keeping in touch with and self-educating about environmental topics is personally rewarding and in the long run will help us all contribute to finding positive solutions to current and future problems. By reading information that helps bring awareness to our minds, we will naturally change our patterns of thought and eventually our patterns of living. This is something that cannot be legislated but is how real, lasting change comes to us as individuals and as a society.
News networks are designed to make money. This is why they choose which topics are worthy of headlines and/or time. They must attract viewers to give their advertisers a solid market. This is the purpose of what they do and it controls the news which is printed or broadcast. If we want to find out more about our environment, read environmental news that is meaningful and important, we likely will not find that in these normal news outlets.
Where to Look for It
If you want to be in touch with local or global issues that relate to green news, then you will need to find a source of information that has their own stated bias-the environment. It’s simply their own focus. These news publishers are making up for the lack of information that comes from the big news agencies. They are presenting news that is important for their readers or listeners.
A great place to start is http://environment.about.com/od/activismvolunteering/tp/environews.htm to help you find some good alternative news sources. This may assist in helping you find an assortment of trustworthy environmental news publishers that you find informative and helpful.
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