Saving Paper

8/4/2019 Saving Paper

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So, you wish to stop or at least reduce theactivities responsible for pollution


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Save Paper!

Seems great idea! Isnt it?

But, how?


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Dont Use Tissue!

Yes! Good idea. You decide that after a

heavy meal, you would stop using tissue

paper to wipe off your hands.

Thank You for the same. Ill also try my best

to follow the same.

But


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Are You Using Soap?

If you are going to use soap for cleaning yourhands, please think twice. The soap, after cleaningyour hands, goes to drain.

This is going to contaminate the soil and thegroundwater. Remember, often the weight of soapused for washing hands is nearly equal to the

weight of tissue. I am sure there is no Effluent Treatment Plant

(ETP) going to treat this water.


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Ok. Use a Handkerchief.

Well, seems a better option. Handkerchief

can be reused again and again after washing.

The only problem is What do you use forwashing? Soap or detergent or something

else? Again with plenty of water.

Environment wise, is it really different from

washing your hands with soap?


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Tissue Paper! Its Better.

Please do suggest me some better options so

that I may stop using tissue after a deliciousmeal.


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Toilet Tissue

Isnt the situation same with toilet tissue? Fornearly 10-12gms of tissue, for the productionof same 100-200ml water would have beenused.

In the conventional system, we use nearly500-800ml water. Then, nearly 2-2.5gms ofsoap along with nearly 500-800ml water isrequired to wash our hands.


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Toilet Tissue: Not so bad!

Now, under this situation, decide yourself

whether using toilet tissue is so bad an idea?

To me, it appears that toilet tissue is a more

environment friendly option.


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O.K. Let us try something else.

Stop reading newspaper.

At least the printed version.

A lot of paper can be saved.

Wow!


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Newspaper

What are the alternatives?

E-paper, T.V., Radio.

But, if you are watching TV or listening to radio,you cannot save important things easily.

Internet is over-flooded with information and to

search something useful to me is a little difficult.


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Example.

My son is appearing in board examinations, and I

get every day a sample paper for him in my daily

newspaper.

I tried to get the same from internet. But, there are

so many sample papers that I got confused which to

choose, which to download.

My newspaper might not be giving the best sample

paper, but at least it can be trusted to be good.


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Newspaper is economical too.

I consider the cost of newspaper as the priceof newspaper less the price of waste papergenerated after reading newspaper.

If I consider cost of internet connection (onthe proportional usage basis), cost ofelectricity required to switch on computer,cost of occasional printouts etc., newspaperis still cheaper.


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Reduce Printing of e-mails

Well, this part is too common to be told to anyone.

Unfortunately, I rarely take a printout.

I have tried to spread this message, but was unableto find a person who takes out printouts without

necessity.

Do you know somebody who takes out printoutsunless really necessary?


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So, you are using a piece ofpaper!

and still feeling guilty that trees are being cut

to make paper.

You feel yourself responsible forenvironmental damage.

Read on.


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How much paper do you use?

In India, average specific paper consumption

is to the tune of 8-10kg per person per year.

What is the consumption by other persons inthe world?


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How much paper do others use?

Against India, the world average is around

30-35kg paper per person per year.

In many developed countries, this figure is inthe tune of 400-500kg.


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Why?

Indians are very conservative by nature. You

would find even rich people here using back

side of envelopes for writing small points forthemselves.

In India, we strongly believe that

Nothing Should be Wasted


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Paper from Tree only?

Let us come back to the point.

In India, do you know most of the paper is

made either from waste paper, or fromagricultural residues e.g. bagasse, rice straw

etc.?


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New Paper Mills:

Do you know that during past 10 years there

is hardly any paper production capacity

increase in India using wood as rawmaterial?


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Paper from Wood?

In INDIA wood is used only for less than 8-

10% of paper.

That means for any paper you are using,there are less than 10% chances that a tree

had to be cut to make this paper.


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Captive Plantation

Furthermore, most mills using wood as a rawmaterial have their own forests, and use captive

plantation for their needs.

These mills grow desired number of trees thatwould be required by them after say 8 or 10 years.

This way, these mills cannot be called responsible

for tree cutting.


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Some Calculations?

If you use 10kg paper per year, you would

require around 600kg for the whole of your

life. One tree is more than sufficient for same

amount of paper.


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One Tree = Paper for 20

But, if you consider use of waste paper and

agricultural residues for paper making, and

also keep in mind about the captiveplantation, just one tree is enough to meet

your paper requirements for 20 life spans of

you.


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Save Paper

If you choose to use less paper, that would be

still better.

But, is it not something like suggesting onlyan diabetic person to stop eating chocolates

but ignoring when he is eating sweets?

Is it not a time to ask other industries e.g.furniture, to do some sacrifice?


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SAVE PAPER, SAVE EARTH?

On a rough estimate, we use at least 8-10

times wood for furniture than paper.

Are we really ready for wood-free furniture(e.g. steel furniture) or less-wood furniture?

How many of us are really willing to even

think of steel doors and windows rather thanwooden one for our homes and offices?


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What an IDEA Sirji?

Mobile companies are showing that they are

the only real well-wishers of environment.

But

Should it be done by blaming others?

Should we not ask them why the birds are

disappearing from trees which are near

mobile towers?


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NEED Vs. GREED

Have you ever cared for environment while

ordering new furniture?

The earth has sufficient for everybodysneed.

But, not for everybodys GREED.

Think! Are you becoming part of masses

who pretend to care for earth.


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Thank You.

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