Environmental Science
Environmental Science
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781260153125
Author: William P Cunningham Prof., Mary Ann Cunningham Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 12.1CTDQ
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The ways to reduce paper use.

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Answer to Problem 12.1CTDQ

The ways to reduce paper use are reuse and recycle paper, use email and any other digital form to store information.

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Paper and pulp are the fastest and important growing sector of the wood market.

Due to increase in the demand of paper, there is increase in deforestation. This results in serious threat to environment.

The ways to reduce paper use are as follows:

(i) Use email and any other digital form to store information instead of using hardcopies for storing any information

(ii) Reuse and recycle paper.

(iii) Bigger size paper should not be used until it is needed.

(iv) Handkerchiefshould be used instead of tissues.

(v) The whiteboard should be used for lists, notes and announcements instead of writing in paper.

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