Sustainability by Recycling

Sustainability of our natural environment is one of the major challenges facing modern society. With natural resources being consumed at an alarming rate, it has never been so important to recycle. Recycling books and other paper products is one way in which we can help to combat this problem.

“70% less energy is required to recycle paper compared with making it from raw materials... 12.5 million tonnes of paper and cardboard are used annually in the UK... It takes 24 trees to make 1 ton of newspaper.”
Facts: The Guides Network, June 2008

“Sustainability means living, working and behaving in a way that will sustain the integrity and biodiversity of the local, regional and planetary ecosystems on which all life depends.
It means finding ways to achieve the quality that we seek in our own lives without sacrificing the quality that Earth's many and varied ecosystems need.”

Guy Dauncey