Microsoft Word - Environmental benefits of recycling 2010 update.doc

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Figure 8 Relative difference between the impacts from the different end-of-life options vs. recycling for energy demand for paper. The size of the
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Figure 9 Relative difference between the impacts from the different end-of-life options vs. incineration for energy demand for paper. The size of

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