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[–] FurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Recycled paper uses more energy than new paper... Recycling metal, glass and such is a bargain though.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

“Recycling cardboard only takes 75% of the energy required to make new cardboard”

https://capcityrecycling.com/fun-facts/

[–] FurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Good thing I was talking about paper

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] stray@pawb.social 2 points 2 hours ago

I'm not saying whether this person is correct, but paper and cardboard are very different products with different production requirements.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

“The process of recycling paper saves significant amounts of energy compared to producing new paper from raw materials.”

https://www.recyclingtoday.org/blogs/news/how-much-energy-is-saved-by-recycling-paper

See also

https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/paper/web/html/index-2.html

[–] iloveDigit@piefed.social 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] FurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Trees can't grow forever. They get attacked by shrooms, natural fires, etc...

Combatting climate change is much better done by limiting fossil fuel burning in the first place.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 hours ago

pest is a problem for monocrop like the montery pines,