Question

How does recycling of paper help?

Answer 1

Hint: The process of converting waste material into new useful objects or materials is known as recycling. The recyclability of any material totally depends on its tendency to regain the properties it had in its original state. It is the third component of 3R (Reduce, Reuse and recycle) waste hierarchy.

Complete answer:
The recycling of paper can help in many ways. Some of them are discussed below:
-It takes comparatively \[70\%\] less energy and water to recycle paper than to manufacture new paper from trees. Due to this, an appreciable decrease in the pollution (i.e., smog) is observed in the atmosphere.
-According to the Environmental protection agency, recycling one ton of paper can save $17$ trees and more than $3.3$ cubic yards of disposal area.
-Recycling paper provides a very good alternative fibre for papermaking and hence, it is observed that recycling of paper causes \[35\%\] less water pollution and \[74\%\] less air pollution.
-The emission of carbon dioxide gas is about \[70%\] less than that of gas released in the production of raw paper. So, it also helps in decreasing the emission of the green-house gas and ultimately lead to less global warming.

Note:
Recycling waste is an amazing way of conservation of energy in the ecosystem. With every recycling process, the fibre present in the paper becomes shorter, weaker and brittle but then also we can recycle a paper seven times before discarding. It is the most efficient method to save trees. So, it will help to depreciate the cutting of trees significantly.