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February 5, 2026ACADEMICIA An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal0 citations

Environmental and economic implications of paper recycling

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RSRajkishor SinghAKA. V. Praveen Kumar

Key Points

  • To investigate the environmental and economic implications of paper recycling practices across different regions.
  • Analyzed waste paper collection methods in urban regions
  • Compared practices in industrialized and developing countries
  • Evaluated the economic factors influencing paper recycling
  • Effective waste paper collection in developed nations reduces waste accumulation
  • In developing countries, regulatory challenges hinder recycling efforts
  • Significant economic costs associated with municipal solid waste management due to poor recycling practices

Abstract

AbstractThe method of paper recycling and bleaching has been investigated in the current article. The collecting of waste paper and cardboard is economically and ecologically inevitable due to geographical and temporal dispersion and the necessity to develop suitable methods, particularly in urban regions. The collection of waste paper in industrialized nations is managed in such a manner that waste paper is prevented from entering the waste cycle from the start. However, in third-world countries, despite having sufficient technical knowledge, the process does not work well for a variety of reasons, including a lack of regulatory organizations, a lack of sense of responsibility among professionals in the field of recycling, and public ignorance, and it is necessary to pay attention to proper waste paper collection. Due to the presence of valuable materials in municipal solid waste, which is sometimes referred to as "dirty gold," the municipality must spend a lot of money to collect them (75 to 80 percent), and often this waste can be recovered and buried in the ground by using proper and technical planning based on accurate and reliable data. Economic variables, the most significant of which are inflation, environmental issues, consumer patterns, raw resources, technology, and products are the most important elements influencing paper recycling, according to the findings of this research. Separating waste paper from the source is also the best method to collect it for recycling.

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Singh et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69843553f1d9ada3c1fb4025https://doi.org/10.5958/2249-7137.2021.02102.9
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