let's promote the use of recycled papers!
By flagella08
@flagella08 (5065)
Philippines
May 15, 2009 4:50am CST
i'm not only referring to the restructuring of used papers like soaking them wet and have them them dried. i'm talking about the papers in which some of the back parts are not being written yet. i have noticed loads of papers in our community's garbage bins. the back parts of these papers are plain and no notes printed on them. i am suggesting that we should also utilize the back parts of these papers. i'll be starting the advocacy and implementation of this this school opening. FYI, papers are made from trees. at least we can help save mother earth from lessening the wastes and help trees not being cut down that often just to have lots of paper produce. Now, who's with me?
4 responses
@th52096 (469)
• Philippines
28 May 09
Im with you there! Every end of the school year I go through my notebooks and rip the pages that are written on and leave the blank pages. I'm not in college so it's not really needed for me and if the notes are needed I could just xerox or photocopy the notes. I have alot of blank pages left in my old notebooks. and since I'm a guy and I believe most guys do this, we write in both the front and back of the paper.
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@flagella08 (5065)
• Philippines
29 May 09
im a girl and i write the front and back pages of my notebooks.even up to now. i hate seeing blank pages or else i would draw my fave cartoon characters there. my teacher used to call the attention of my parents for i drew weird images before like a bird eating spaghetti with the barbie doll grabbing it.just for fun.peace teacher!
@choudhary03 (943)
• Hyderabad, India
15 May 09
Yes i try to do much of my work online thereby trying to do my part in protecting trees. Secondly there are various factors which we need to consider such as excessive dependence on computers will increase carbon emissions which will inturn affect environment. So modest use of resources is good.
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@flagella08 (5065)
• Philippines
15 May 09
well, life's like that. sometimes the advantage of something is the disadvantage of the other. we had protected the trees by having paperless works but in return emitting loads of carbon to the environment because of the equipment the we use. i just hope we can find ways to neutralize things.
@jayrene (2708)
• Philippines
15 May 09
im doing that already... since, a very long time ago...
when the school is over, i go through all my kids notebooks, and then i dont throw those that still have blank pages., i just tore that have writing and kept the left parts...
i have kept many... last year i never bought notebooks for my second child, he used his big sister's used notebooks. since we have to cover them with colored papers, it wont get noticed that its already an old notebook.
also used bond papers here that dont have any writing on the other page are cut into different sizes and used as scratch papers 1/4 size, 1/2... and staple them. that will give me another scratch pad paper for free.
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@flagella08 (5065)
• Philippines
15 May 09
that's a very good deed. starting that at home is really a great help.your children will pass that soon to their classmates and friends. it's just like networking the advocacy.
@ebook_freak (1511)
• India
15 May 09
ME! ME! ME! I am with you. I am not a very great environmentalist. But I like to do for the nature in my little way. A little drop to the big ocean.
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@flagella08 (5065)
• Philippines
15 May 09
yes, let's start at home. i'm giving my son old papers when he has some sketching to do. use it as wipes pf his mess after. i really enjoyed doing it. i felt like fulfilled.