Use of paper

Hungary&

The World

The consumption of paper for 1 person :

  Hungary : 81 kg USA : 335 kg

   The waste of paper in Hungary : 600.000 tons         300.000 ton recycled as: › packing paper › egg cups › tissues › flowerpots 

With 1 ton of recycled paper , we can save :

 › 12 trees

› 31,8 m3 water

› 4.1 MW power

› 280 litre of crude oil

Yearly the woodland of the world decreases by

13 million hectare , that is equal to the size of Hungary one and a half time .

QuantityUse of paper

Year

1950

2000

2010

In order to reduce the timber mining -> new qualified forests were

introduced

Prize :

FSC - Forest Stewardship Council

› This prize is given to those who pay attention to the environmental and social impacts in farming.

FSC : it was set up in 1993 by conservation companies , timber industry companies and local communities.

In Hungary 140.000 h were classified by FSC.

The timber mining and trade is typical for developing countries : Amazonas, South-East Asia, Russia.

› The quantity of cut of timber , exceeds the revival ability of forests.

› Agricultural territory and plantation were created in place of exterminated tropical forests.

EU: FLEGT > Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade

The aim :

> push out the limbers which originate from illegal sources from the market of the EU.

Production of paper in Hungary :

> the benefit has decreased,

> the price of wood pulp has increased

The demand of paper is increasing because of :

> the electronic communication

> digital typography

The printing of books is reduced , while the demand for : 

> catalogues

> magazines

> commercial printed materials  

is increased!

In Hungary the biggest demand is for :

> packaging materials,

> cardboards,

> paper bags.

By :By :

DDeettttii,, OOrrssii,, GGaabbii