Why Recycle?



Benefits From Increasing the Paper Recovery Rate
For Each TON of Paper Recycled:

  • 3m2 of landfill space is saved
  • 17 pine trees are saved
  • An estimated 2.9Gj (Gigajoules) of energy is saved
  • There is a reduction in coal-based emissions of 1 ton of CO2
  • There is a reduction in electricity based emissions of 1.8 tons of CO2
  • There is a reduction of 10kg of SO2
  • Water consumption is reduced by 50% and waste water by 35%

Additional benefits from increasing paper recovery rate:
Increased job opportunities
Saving in landfill space
40% less energy is required to manufacture paper from recovered paper
Recycled fibre reduces air emissions in papermaking by 70%

Source: PRASA