Questions tagged [paper]
Material, usually derived from wood and produced into thin sheets. Sustainability of using paper: possible recycling methods or ways to minimize paper waste.
48 questions
0
votes
0
answers
39
views
Paper for exercise books and books versus paper towels and toilet paper (and using cloth)
I was wondering how production of paper for books and exercise books compares to the production of paper for table tissues and toilet paper (in terms of total amount of trees required for each and how ...
1
vote
0
answers
35
views
Tree uses and consumption (pie chart)
I would like to know how tree usage and consumption compares as a pie chart in terms of employment of tree materials in
paper for books and exercise books
furniture
household infrastructure
firewood
...
0
votes
2
answers
73
views
Exercise book consumption, trees, and (de/re)forestation and recycling
Suppose a very studious person uses 40 exercise books per year.
If everyone in the world was studious, with a global population of 8 billion people, that would be 320 billion books.
With an average of ...
3
votes
1
answer
331
views
If I rip and scrutinize a frozen food box, and it doesn't seem to have any thin plastic coating, can I recycle it?
Here in Toronto, the city categorically says that frozen food packaging is non-recyclable, and should go in the garbage.
From what I've read, the problem with frozen food packaging is that it's "...
1
vote
2
answers
80
views
What is the difference between energy-from-waste (EFW) and cogeneration?
What is the difference between energy-from-waste (EFW) and cogeneration, and why is the latter more efficient (let's compare electricity to electricity)? Aren't both essentially incineration?
See ...
- 1,705
2
votes
1
answer
590
views
What percentage of wood is harvested for production of paper products?
What percentage of wood is harvested for paper and cardboard production? I need more or less recent data please. What I found is a 1999 publication that calculated that it's 42% excluding fuelwood. It'...
- 1,705
2
votes
1
answer
88
views
Should we recycle paper products?
Should we recycle paper products given what this paper pointed out?
In "Limited climate benefits of global recycling of pulp and paper" (pdf) they write:
We [...] show that additional ...
- 1,705
2
votes
0
answers
57
views
Detecting "old" paper in paper recycling
How can paper recyclers know how many times a given input paper has been recycled?
I've read that paper can be recycled "up to 6 times." I'm imagining a paper recycling plant that gets a ton ...
- 141
6
votes
1
answer
183
views
Is less white paper usually more sustainable?
Copy paper can be purchased in different white tones. The shades of white are defined by the Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage (CIE) and take values from 55 (recycling-grey) to 171 (most white)....
- 393
3
votes
1
answer
468
views
How many grams of CO2 are emitted to produce one paper napkin?
Does using paper napkins have a high carbon impact?
- 131
3
votes
2
answers
129
views
Paper packaging once a day or plastic every second day?
I buy a lot of cottage cheese. There are two kinds of packagings available:
paper wrappings, which I buy one piece a day
plastic bag, of which one pack is enough for two days
Assuming that I can't ...
- 131
2
votes
1
answer
515
views
Recycling : paper, plastic or aluminum, which one to choose, if only one?
Supposing I can focus only on one type of material to recycle, choosing from paper (card board etc), aluminum (can etc) or plastic (water bottle etc), then which choice of material will help the ...
- 121
7
votes
2
answers
586
views
How many times do you need to re-use cloth napkins to offset their impact?
My local municipality has a "Waste Watchers" program that provides resources for reducing the quantity of waste sent to landfills. One of their tips is to use cloth napkins instead of paper napkins.
...
- 12.1k
9
votes
4
answers
2k
views
Are machine-washed rags more sustainable than paper towels for any & all household messes?
Anything single-use is suspicious in terms of sustainability, especially if it goes to the trash afterwards and is not recyclable. Considering that, and the disproportionate use of paper towels by the ...
- 959
8
votes
1
answer
237
views
Paper plates vs plastic plates in the landfill
I avoid using disposable plates as much as possible, but there are situations where that's not an option, such as at company events. And in those situations, I'm sometimes faced with deciding between ...
- 201