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    The document discusses the environmental impacts of the pulp and paper industry. It notes that 40% of commercially cut timber is used for paper production and that pulpwood plantations and mills endanger natural habitats. Over 30 million acres of forest are destroyed annually due to paper production. The life cycle of paper production, from cutting down trees to the disposal of paper, is damaging to the environment through carbon dioxide and methane emissions, water usage, and contributing to deforestation.

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    The document discusses the environmental impacts of the pulp and paper industry. It notes that 40% of commercially cut timber is used for paper production and that pulpwood plantations and mills endanger natural habitats. Over 30 million acres of forest are destroyed annually due to paper production. The life cycle of paper production, from cutting down trees to the disposal of paper, is damaging to the environment through carbon dioxide and methane emissions, water usage, and contributing to deforestation.

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    The document discusses the environmental impacts of the pulp and paper industry. It notes that 40% of commercially cut timber is used for paper production and that pulpwood plantations and mills endanger natural habitats. Over 30 million acres of forest are destroyed annually due to paper production. The life cycle of paper production, from cutting down trees to the disposal of paper, is damaging to the environment through carbon dioxide and methane emissions, water usage, and contributing to deforestation.

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    Paper Making

    Justeen Nicolas
    Vanessa Gonzalez
    Minkyu Chung
    GPO’s
    Take Action- We made paper out of recycled newspaper.

    Communicate Ideas- We shared the information we had to make our paper.

    Recognize Perspectives-We researched how to make paper.

    Investigate the World- We learned how paper is made in other countries.


    I can..
    I can research on how i can make paper.

    I can take my information to create my paper.

    I can share my knowledge with my groupmates.

    I can make my paper.


    Pulp and Paper Industry- Economic Concerns
    The U.S. paper industry leads the world with over 24 percent of global paper
    production capacity (American Forest and Paper Association, 1998a). It produces
    9 million tons of pulp each year (United States Environmental Protection Agency,
    1997a). The pulp and paper industry is the most capital intensive in the United
    States, spending approximately $130,000 per employee each year in plant and
    equipment. Economies of scale thus are critical to profitability. Pulp and paper
    mills produce up to 5,000 tons of paper per day to satisfy a national consumption
    rate of 700 pounds per American per year, double the consumption in 1960
    Pulp and Paper Industry- Environmental Impact
    The environmental impact of paper production is important to note since it has many negative effects. Here are some of them:

    ● 40% of the world’s commercially cut timber is used for the production of paper.

    ● Pulpwood plantations and mills endanger natural habitats.

    ● Over 30 million acres of forest are destroyed annually.

    ● The pulp and paper industry is a big contributor to the problem of deforestation and is partly to blame for the endangerment of

    some species that live in the forests.

    ● The life cycle of paper is damaging to the environment from beginning to end. It starts off with a tree being cut down and ends

    its life by being burned – emitting carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

    ● Paper production uses up lots of water. An A4 paper requires 10 liters of water per sheet.

    ● Most of the materials in landfills are made of paper. When paper rots, it emits methane, a greenhouse gas. When it is burned or

    composted, carbon dioxide.

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