How many resources recycling one ton of paper save us?
Facts not Myths. http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/briefings/… Paper Recycling: Exposing the Myths INTRODUCTION Every year more than 11 million tonnes of paper and board are consumed in the UK [1]. Much of this comes from Scandinavia. In order to satisfy our increasing demand for wood and paper products, the majority of the natural boreal forest in Scandinavia has been converted into intensively managed secondary forest or plantations, where the inhabitants of a true and complex forest eco-system struggle to survive. About 5% of Scandinavian old-growth forest remains, and yet this is still being logged [2]. As a result, hundreds of plant and animal species are endangered. The traditional way of life of indigenous people, such as the Saami, is also threatened and their cultural identity is in jeopardy. Despite the ecological and human cost of paper production we continue to throw vast amounts of this
