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An investigation of the relationship between recycling paper and card and greenhouse gas emissions from land use change

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In life cycle assessment (LCA) of paper products, it is common to either assume that the carbon impacts of forestry are neutral (i.e. no net emissions) or to credit harvested wood products as a carbon store. When comparing virgin and recycled materials, this means that forest carbon flows are either shown as nil or a net sequestration credit. However, harvested wood products typically account for less than half of the carbon stored in a forest, with additional stores in below ground biomass, deadwood, litter and soils. Each of these stores may be affected by changes in demand for virgin pulp and paper.

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  • James, Keith, 2012. "An investigation of the relationship between recycling paper and card and greenhouse gas emissions from land use change," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 44-55.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:recore:v:67:y:2012:i:c:p:44-55
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.07.003
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