by Naoko Fujiki
In Japan's
paper production has about 11% of entire product.
The production is world second place and precipitation of
consumption is in fourth place and annually about 240 kg.
In Japan, the big part of the natural resource is
import from the oversea that the useful paper is recycled. The green tree mark that toilet paper and notebook has is the mark
from paper recycle center that it means made by recycled paper.
(Green Tree Mark)
The waste paper that the categorized by the consumer
is return to be recycled. The making of paper is different by using the
waste paper and by using the wood that it uses about 1/3 energy to use.
The cardboard paper and magazine could recycle to new cardboard
paper.
To
return the waste paper, there is something you should be careful.
The newspapers, magazines, and cardboard need to categorize.
In Japan, the categorized paper is tie by the rope and the paper
that is not pure will make a big problem so recycling the waste paper is a
best thing.
(Pictures and information are from the Bureau of Waste Management of Tokyo
Metropolitan Government)
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