The real cost of paper Sustainable Engineering Solutions By Cecilia Guerra May 16 th , 2103 Teresa Koper
Feb 24, 2016
The real cost of paper
Sustainable Engineering Solutions
By Cecilia GuerraMay 16th, 2103
Teresa Koper
Where does the paper come from?
• The trees used to make paper in the U.S come mostly from softwood
• More than 2.3 billion tree seedlings are planted in the U.S/year to make paper
• Papyrus, which is the root of our English word paper
• The first paper merchant in America Benjamin Franklin, 18 paper mills in Virginia and around
Paper processForest operation
Pulp mill
Paper mill
Printing business
Final consumers
Types of paper
Some materials
o Soft woods fiberso Hard woods fiberso Tree pulpo Watero Blencho Clayo Chemicalso Inks
Carton paperWood fibers
Virgin paper Recycled paper
Technology Vs. Paper
Digital books Business agenda Publicity apps Able to read the news Emails
To Sign News paper Magazines To print out Publicity Notebooks
Has technology decreased the use of paper?Yes,…. not wrong
Some Paper uses!
Magazines
Books
News paper
Posters
Letter paper
Clean production• The production of paper creates negatively
effect at• air • water • earth and climate• Substances include air emissions and
pollutants such as:• mercury • greenhouse gas emissions• water effluent and ashes
Sites where paper is used more!
Companies (Signature)U.S. companies print 1.5 trillion pages/year=a stack of paper 95,000 mile-high, or equivalent of nearly 20 million trees
College An average of 250 pounds each student/year Copies Handouts
Paper consumption
Environmental Impact• World consumption of paper grew 400% in the last 40
years• The world consumes about 300 million tons of
paper/year• 35% of the total trees cut around the world are
used in paper industries
Let’s reduce the use of paper in order to reduce the use of soil
Solutions
References
http://www.ecology.com/2011/09/10/paper-chase/ (Ecology)
http://www.signinghub.com/datasheets/The_Real_Cost_of_Paper_based_Signatures.pdf (Paper consuption)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjOEh8vNxIc (video)
Thank You for your attention!
The goal is to reduce depletion of nonrenewable raw materials and use sustainable alternatives.