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Impact Of Waste Paper

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Environmental Impact of Waste Paper and its Management
Background Information As the world population increases, the use of paper resources has escalated at a very high rate. Paper has become one of the most important elements in daily life. The situation has more so been brought about by the emergence of printing press. Disposable paper is now cheaply available to interested users, which contributes to the high levels of consumption for the commodity. A high consumption rate ultimately results to accumulation of waste paper. The waste paper challenge has consequently become a significant source of worry in the society. The overall impact of waste paper on the environment may have far reaching effects, both …show more content…

Furthermore, approximately 35% of the world’s harvest on trees ends up in the paper mills industry (Rao 4). Such figures underline the significance of the paper issues, including waste, and the need to sustain the sector. The importance of paper to the people of the world can never be taken for granted. The implication here is that man has to learn, innovate and implement various ways and means of accommodating the negative effects of waste paper, if not eradicating them completely. Waste management has been the center of discussion in various international and national meetings. Organizations based on environmental conservation have also come up in large numbers, creating awareness on the effects of waste paper and how to deal with the challenge. Such organizations have largely contributed to the current trend, which involves sustainability in the pulp and paper industry (Rao …show more content…

The sight that meets the eye in places where waste paper is dumped or not cleaned up is not attractive. The overall aesthetic value of places, buildings or even homes is negatively affected by the same (Rao 19). In situations where there are no clear procedures that guide waste collection and disposal, people tend to take the shortest routes in meeting the need. Such include dumping waste paper in public places, making the overall appearance deteriorate considerably. Dumping tends to affect the image of a place to new comers. As a result, presence of dumps in the public have the effect of reducing the allure of the location to new settlers. The result is that reduction in aesthetic pleasantness of a place affects the price of capital such as land negatively and inhibits

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