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Increase carbon uptake by forest
| Stated by Sheehan (2000), recycling a tonne of paper saves about 24 trees, which absorb 250 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year, hence, reducing the GHG effect. According to the US EPA, increasing the recycling rate by 5% would reduce GHG emission by 10 MTCE (metric tonnes of carbon equivalent). By recycling all office paper waste in an office building which houses 7000 workers for one year, GHG will be reduced by 570 MTCE compared to sending the waste to landfills. |
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