Abstract

The current article at the outset deals with a case study on paper recycling via a study by Elora board. The whole process of paper recycling has been depicted in a flow chart. There are 2 figures and 3 tables that depict data related to the article. The first part of this article concludes that the three mills mentioned produced different kinds of products. The Elora mill produced kraft papers, the Bazargaon mill produced paper boards and the Malu mill produced newspapers as well as paper boards. The waste paper from newsprints was used to produce paper boards. The second aspect that the article deals with is to feed unused and uncooked vegetables leftovers to cattle so that they are converted to dung & thus manure. The article refers to the publication by the Food & Agricultural Organization (FAO) in 2022. This report mentions that India turned out to be the largest producer of ginger, onions, and okra and ranked second in the production of potatoes, cauliflowers, brinjal, cabbages etc. India is also the top most producer of bananas, followed by mangoes, guavas and papayas. This shows the extent of the range of horticulture production at the national level. The use of wastes as ruminants & non ruminants is an important issue in the article that is reflected through the data provided by the industry. There is another case study mentioned in the article and it was done by the Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) and Aston India Centre for Applied Research to explore how private companies are contributing in working for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

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