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The environmental benefits of paper recycling - WELS (Waterpedia Environmental Learning Series)

Mar 27, 2020
When you look around you, there are so many

paper

products, from the pieces of

paper

you write on the pages of your textbook: from egg cartons to newspapers, to certain grocery bags, cardboard boxes and the list goes on. The important fact here is that paper is an essential part of our lives, you may know that paper usually comes from trees, they must first be cut down and then undergo an industrial process called pulping which removes lignin, the polymer that gives it To the trees their hard and strong structure, obviously, the paper production process has led to mass production.
the environmental benefits of paper recycling   wels waterpedia environmental learning series
Deforestation The main problem here is that the trees are not replanted or, if they are replanted, they will not grow fast enough to replace the trees that are cut down. This is a serious

environmental

problem because it destroys habitats, disrupts food chains and food webs are a serious eyesore and indirectly leads to an increase in the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere. It could also cause erosion of the slopes resulting in flooding. An obvious solution is to recycle these paper products. In this lesson we will learn about paper

recycling

and the advantages and disadvantages. In this industrial process, paper is, in fact, layers of cross-linked cellulose fibers.
the environmental benefits of paper recycling   wels waterpedia environmental learning series

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Remember that cellulose is a polymer of glucose monomer units. If you tear a piece of paper and look closely, you will see fine hairs sticking out. These fine hairs are cellulose fibers. Paper products are recycled. These cellulose fibers are simply separated and rearranged into new paper products. In some countries paper

recycling

is strongly encouraged by having specialized waste containers just for paper waste. The paper waste is then collected and separated according to its properties. Sheets of paper are recycled with other sheets of paper and cardboard boxes are recycled with other cardboard boxes Now, just before the paper can be recycled, any ink needs to be removed, this process is called inking, most Inks are petroleum-based inks that are derived from crude oil products and can be difficult to remove currently under development.
the environmental benefits of paper recycling   wels waterpedia environmental learning series
Our soy-based inks, which are derived from a renewable resource and make paper easy to ink. Metal parts such as staples and clips should be removed with a magnet and glues removed with a chemical bleach. Sometimes a chemical bleach is added to whiten the grout and therefore the resulting paper product will be brighter. The cellulose fibers in the slurry are mixed with new pulp and then allowed to sit on cheesecloth and rolled to form the new sheets of paper in this step. It also removes excess water from the grout before air drying. The main disadvantage of recycled paper is that it can only be made a few times.
the environmental benefits of paper recycling   wels waterpedia environmental learning series
Recycled paper is typically used to make kitchen rolls, toilet paper, and packaging materials whenever a paper product is recycled. The cellulose fibers shorten, making the recycled paper product slightly less useful than the original. However, this can be used for another purpose. Can you remember what cellulase is? Insinuates that it is an enzyme. Pause the lesson to think about this and continue when they are ready cellulose is the enzyme that breaks down cellulose into its glucose monomers currently the industrial use of cellulase is to break down cellulose into glucose, the glucose obtained can then be fermented by certain bacteria to produce ethanol which can then be used as biofuel in summary Recycling paper products helps reduce the rate of deforestation and consumes much less energy.
Although paper can only be recycled a few times, cellulose fibers can be broken down into glucose monomers that can then be used for other

environmental

ly friendly applications.

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