Question

If you recycle one ton of paper, how many trees can you save?
(a)One
(b)Nine
(c)Seventeen
(d)One Hundred

Answer 1

Hint: The recycling of paper is the process by which waste paper is changed into new paper products. It has a number of important benefits. It saves waste paper from occupying homes of individuals and producing methane because it breaks down.

Complete answer:
If we recycle one ton of paper, we save seventeen fully grown trees. The paper is formed from the pulp, which suggests trees need to be cut for making paper. By saving paper, we can save the forest.
The recycling of paper turns waste paper into new paper products. Paper fiber carries carbon (originally absorbed by the tree from which it had been produced), recycling keeps the carbon locked up for longer and out of the atmosphere. Around two-thirds of all paper products within the US are now recovered and recycled, although it doesn't all become new paper.

Additional Information: The environmental impact because of excessive use of paper has negative effects on trees and forests. Paper production utilizes nearly 40 percent of the world's commercially cut timber. Millions of acres of forests are destroyed leading to deforestation disturbing the ecological balance. Many initiatives are being taken in India for recycling paper and reducing the hazards associated with it
So, the correct answer is ‘seventeen’.

Note: -If all our newspapers were recycled, we could save about 250,000,000 trees annually.
-Shree Aniruddha Upasana Foundation (Mumbai, India) is one such organization which undertakes used paper recycling projects.
-Each ton (2000 pounds) of recycled paper can save 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4000 kilowatts of energy, and 7000 gallons of water. This shows a 64 percent energy savings, a 58 percent water savings, and 60 pounds less air pollution.