The purpose of this information leaflet is to highlight the benefits of paper recycling and to give practical advice as to how everyone can get involved in an effort to promote the reuse and recycling of paper. It takes 17 trees to make 1 tonne of paper. The recycling of paper would save on collection and disposal costs and reduce the requirements for expensive landfill sites.
Recycling paper saves energy.
The E.U. Directives on waste management stress the need for policies to promote recycling. One way of doing this is by sharing newspapers at work. Reusing paper is another good means of reducing consumption. Offices can make a major contribution through economical use of paper, by, for example, using paper on both-sides and reverse sides of old reports for rough work. Envelopes, if opened carefully, can be reused using fresh labels.