What are the environmental benefits of recycling paper and cardboard?

No need to remind you (well, we hope): there is no planet B! But the depletion of natural resources and global warming of our beautiful Earth are going well. It is high time to reverse the trend and this starts with small daily gestures such as recycling paper and cardboard instead of throwing them in the general trash or, worse, burning them.

Recycled paper, a win-win-win solution

It is estimated today that paper represents more than 14.5% of our trash and that less than half of the paper consumed is recycled. It’s absurd !

Especially when you know that making recycled paper requires 2 to 5 times less energy and 3 times less water than making paper from virgin fibers from trees. And who says less energy consumption says less CO2 emissions! It is estimated that recycling paper saves nearly 390,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions every year!

How to recycle your archives?

You are sensitive to ecological issues and you want to take part in the fight against global warming on your own scale, starting by recycling your company’s archives that have become obsolete. Alas, you don’t know how to dispose of your archives because of their confidentiality? You can use our shredder rental or archival destruction services, whether you need our services just once, or on a regular basis. We will take care of it.

Take advantage of our advice on archived documents!

Do not hesitate ! For all your document archiving, destruction and digitization work, you can trust Archives Conseil and its 40 years of experience in the field! You can contact our team of professional archivists by e-mail at info@archivesconseil.be or fill out our contact form on our website to request a free quote.

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