Why do we need to recycle paper if “dirty” paper cannot be recycled?

–WALL-E

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“What is the cost of a standard A4 piece of paper (including negative externalities)?”

–Scrooge McDuck

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“The cost of the paper is only about 10–11% of thelifecycle cost of that paper, according to a government study conducted by California's Alameda County. The main costs of paper documentation fall into copying, delivery, handling, storage, and retrieval of that paper, with copying costs at 33% and distribution costs at 56%, according to the Alameda study”

“Profiting From Source Reduction: Measuring the Hidden Benefits”

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Printing & Writing Papers Life-Cycle Assessment Summary Report

The American Forest & Paper Association

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Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) of paper making process in Iran

Sotoodehnia Poopak* and P. Agamuthu, 2011. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 10(24), pp. 4860-4870, 6 June, 2011

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