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Paper is going to end up being burned or in landfills. If it ends up in landfills it could* become methane which is a far worse greenhouse gas than CO2. * Some
by afarrell 11y ago
Paper is going to end up being burned or in landfills. If it ends up in landfills it could* become methane which is a far worse greenhouse gas than CO2.
* Someone who knows more about decomposition might tell me I'm wrong about the processes that create methane.
- bonobo3000 11y agoThis brought up an interesting question - how much paper is recycled vs trashed? Atleast in the US, 67% of paper was recycled in 2013. So 2/3rd isn't burned or compacted. Thats pretty impressive.