Saving the Environment
Almost everything can be recycled. From paper to vehicles we ride in can be recycled. Recycling is the most effective way to reduce the amount of waste. It prevents useful materials from being landfilled or burned. By preserving waste disposal it cuts pollution and conserves energy and natural resources. Recycled aluminium instead of aluminium ore cuts air pollutions by 95 percent, water pollution by 97 percent, and energy use by 95 percent.
Substituting scrap steel for virgin materials cuts 85 percent of pollution, water pollution by 76 percent, 63 percent of energy use and 40 percent of water use. Making paper from recycled materials cuts 74 percent of pollution, 35 percent of water pollution, 70 percent energy use and 58 percent of water use. Recycling is cost effective, especially since it avoids costs of disposal. (Engel, 1997, p-32)
Recycling paper produces less toxic waste than making paper from wood pulp. It requires fewer chemicals and less bleaching. Waste paper must be de-inked which then ends up in a sludge that has ink, clay, fibre fragments and other materials. The sludge is sometimes buried in hazardous waste landfills but it is non-toxic and can be used as a soil conditioner. People in the United States use 25 percent of all paper since 2002 but this has increased since the increase in collection.
There are several types of paper when recycled. In order for paper to be properly recycled, the several types of paper must be separated because the different types of paper must be used for different types of products. One category is newspapers. This is the most common paper to recycle because it is the main kind of paper collected from homes. Recycled newsprint makes newsprint and paperboard, such as food boxes with the grey inside. Another group of paper is the high-grade paper this is the white typing and writing paper, index cards and computer printouts.
This is used to make printing, writing and tissue paper. The third major group of paper is corrugated cardboard and other paperboard. This is the largest source of waste paper. In 1999, 50 percent of this group was recovered by recycling in the United States. (Burton, 2003) Businesses that use a lot of paperboard usually have their own baling equipment to prepare for the paper mills. Their paper is recycled to make all sorts of paperboard. Other papers such as envelopes, blue print papers, coloured papers and others must be recycled separately because they contain contaminants like glues and dyes.
Good Business
Today the recycling of paper is a good business. By developing a transactional e-commerce website to sell, purchase and exchange used and new paper to a broad audience. An organization that will expect to turn out to be an entirely Internet based organization with no genuine substantial infrastructure or big shop. By working online, Radiant Inc. aims to offer used and new paper products of the uppermost quality to all its consumers and in the procedure augment Radiant Inc. size through an increased consumer base and superior profits. By working online, paper recycling based organizations will also aspire to turn out to be market leader in the area and ultimately the United States. (Howell, 2003) These organizations can make good money by focusing on the following points:
- To broaden their consumer base on a supplementary national level.
- To amplify market position to turn out to be one of the leading players in the industry.
- To make profits through increased sales, purchases and exchanges of new and used paper products.
Through the website, one can get the old paper products from all over the area in replacement of new paper products. Since all the people used to throw their paper wastes to the dustbins that are later gathered by the local government and afterwards these are sold to paper recycling firms. So when people will know they can get few useful objects by giving useless paper wastes like old book, newspaper and magazines and publicity material of different. They will keep the paper waste according to your requirements and will also be willing to drop the waste to your place. (Short, 2004, p-1217) Through the website, people can inform you about the quantity of wastes available at their place that can be picked.
Works Cited
Burton, Bob. Nuclear Power, Pollution and Politics. London: Rutledge, 2003.
Engel, Cynthia. “Taking Note of the Paper Industry.” Monthly Labour Review 120.9 (1997): 32+.
Howell, David R., Richard Silberglitt, and Douglas Norland. Industrial Materials for the Future R&D Strategies: A Case Study of Boiler Materials for the Pulp and Paper Industry /. Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 2003.
Short, Megan. “Taking Back the Trash: Comparing European Extended Producer Responsibility and Take-Back Liability to U.S. Environmental Policy and Attitudes.” Vanderbilt Journal of Translational Law 37.4 (2004): 1217+.