3.1-3.4 Paper/Boards: sources, origins, properties, selection, impact of forces GapFill

Paper is sourced from timber cut from felled trees. This timber is used to produce  chipssawdustgranulespulp,   which is later used to make sheets of paper.   The practice of cutting down trees known as  miningslashingdeforestationfelling is leading to a loss of wildlife and soil erosion.   It is important wherever possible to get timber from  PCBDIYFSCPVC approved sources, which ensure that as each tree is cut down, new ones are planted to keep stocks going for the future.   Other factors causing concern to the environment include  solar energy running outan increase in size of the polar ice capsglobal coolingglobal warming because of increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.   There are many ways to reduce your carbon footprint, one of which is to  reproducerecyclerefocusreplace products.   In terms of social responsibility towards design, more products are now on sale that are  fair playmade in Britainfair tradefair price.   A method used by designers to keep ahead of new and emerging technologies that can improve sustainability is  exhibitionsfair traderecyclingtrend forecasting.   A method used by manufacturers to help reduce the negative impact on the environment is  repairingtrend forecastingplanned obsolescencereducing packaging material.   It is important for people to reduce the amount of waste they are producing in order to increase the  diversitysizesustainabilitycost of society as a whole.   This can be done by consuming less  wastagefoodenergymoney and being more selective in what products are chosen.   Another negative effect of deforestation is  natural disastersincreased wildlifeloss of wildlifeerosion of landscape as large trees are removed from the ground. Thinning is a method used to reduce this effect.