1. Paper-free.
- Author
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D'Amelio, Laura
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ELECTRONIC billing , *ELECTRONIC funds transfers , *GREENHOUSE gas mitigation , *WOOD pulp industries & the environment , *PAPER industry & the environment - Abstract
The article offers information on how paperless billing or electronic billing helps in mitigating the effects of pollutants and greenhouse gases emission in Canada. It notes on the survey conducted in the U.S. that reveals that if all the households in the country opted to electronic billing, 2. 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents emitted through the air will be prevented. It also discusses the effect of the method to the pulp and paper industry.
- Published
- 2009