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In the United States the pulp and paper industry released about 79, 000 tonnes or about 5% of all industrial pollutant releases in 2015 [14] [13] Of this total waste released by the pulp and paper industry in the U.S., 66% was released into the air, 10% into water and 24% onto land whereas in Canada, most of the waste (96%) was released into ...
As of 2018, paper products are still the largest component of MSW generated in the United States, making up 23% by weight. [32] While paper is the most commonly recycled material (68.2 percent of paper waste was recovered in 2018, up from 33.5 percent in 1990) [31] [33] it is being used less overall than at the turn of the century. [34]
The slump was probably due to the economic down turn in East Asia leading to market for waste paper drying up in China. [ 22 ] 2010 averaged at $120.32 over the start of the year, but saw a rapid rise global prices in May 2010, [ 20 ] with the June 2010 resting $217.11 per ton in the USA as China's paper market began to reopen!
Why they're a waste: The air-freshener industry continues to rake in the cash, and it's no wonder: Scented-oil refills for an outlet freshener can cost upward of $2.50 a pop, and you'll often find ...
The majority of the solid waste are packaging products, estimating to be about 77.9 million tons of generation in 2015 (29.7 percent of total generation). [5] Packaging can come in all shapes and forms ranging from Amazon boxes to soda cans and are used to store
STORY: In Gloria Molina's household goods store in the Philippine capital Manila, toothpaste, instant coffee and laundry detergent go by the handful. A regular bottle of shampoo costs around $2 ...
Divers in the Philippines pulled plastic bags, drinks bottles and fishing nets from a coral reef on Saturday, joining an annual cleanup that aims to highlight the impact of garbage on the world's ...
The new report also predicts global e-waste – discarded products with a battery or plug – will reach 74 Mt by 2030, almost a doubling of e-waste in just 16 years. This makes e-waste the world's fastest-growing domestic waste stream, fueled mainly by higher consumption rates of electric and electronic equipment, short life cycles, and few ...