Summary:
Kolkata: With awareness going up against the use of plastic , the paper industry has come up with a number of options to replace it. To reduce pollution the paper industry has come up with a three fold solution, namely reduce, reuse and recycle paper. The cost of production of recycle paper is at least 30 to 40 percent cheaper depending upon the location than the recycled plastic. The areas where the recycle paper is being used are drinking straws, napkins, grocery bags, paper cartons, paper cups and glass, food boxes and many daily use items. It may be mentioned that many shopping malls have replaced plastic bags by paper bags while many schools in the city are encouraging the students to bring paper bags instead of plastic bags..