2.How has the environment fared in this battle?

▪ Paper making process commence from cutting down woods leading to first hazard of
Deforestation. It takes 4 tons of wood to produce 1 ton of paper. The demand for
1987 was of 358,000 tons of paper resulting to greater forest scrutiny.
▪ After the pulp was acquired, bleaching was carried out to increase the quality and
brightness of paper on average 50-80 kilograms of bleach was required to treat 1 ton
of pulp . Bleached pulp produced 5-8kg of organo-chlorine namely dioxin.
▪ Adverse effects of dioxins cause reproductive disorders in animals, suppress immune
systems and travel through food chain from marine to ordinary life also.
▪ Use of recycled pulp for paper production attracted the public and marketers, by
reducing the toxins and productions costs.

APM PCA

Deforestation Less( discarded waste) High( virgin pulp)

Pulping Use of oxygen Use of chlorine

reduced the toxins increased the toxins