Executive Summary This report focuses on the importance of lowering paper production worldwide. The wasteful trends of paper use in practice today cause an insatiable need for paper. When large amounts of paper are produced there are a variety of detrimental effects on the environment that occur. The most obvious consequence of over producing paper is deforestation for raw materials. Deforestation results in global warming, and serious soil erosion. Sites in the Amazon Rainforest are …showed first 75 words of 2548 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2548 total…used in the bleaching process of paper). Refer to State of the World 2000 for water table information. Global warming is also an important topic that might be good for further research. Http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/ is a good authority for finding further information pertaining to Global warming. In order to further understand the solutions, it is probably best to call up local officials and inquire to current recycling plans and educational institutes for recycling.