Facing up to our paper addiction.

The article focuses on the use of non-recyclable paper fibers in compost for agricultural purposes. During paper recycling in Great Britain, half a million tons of small paper fibres are wasted. These waste papers can be reused as a superior quality plant compost by replacing current chemical products. It also helps in reducing wilt diseases and has the same disease suppressing-properties like green compost. New by-products can also be developed from the huge industrial waste created in raw pulp production. Paper mills sludge can be turned into levulinic acid by the Biofine process. However, very few commercial organizations take the initiative to make paper an environmental friendly product.