The amount of CO2 produced per kilowatt hour of heat is much the same whatever the fuel - unless you heat with electricity in which case it's a lot worse due to the energy lost in distribution (grid). Reusing is almost always better than recycling.

If your waste paper is at all contaminated with things like food residue, oil or grease, then it is better for the environment to use it as a fuel in a proper combustor - an open fire is only about 20% efficient, most of the heat goes up the chimney and you cant control the air flow so the fuel burns too fast. Using a proper word burner will be more efficient. Clean waste paper is better recycled. When you recycle paper, the fiber quality degrades as its processed so it can really only be recycled once. It's not 100% efficient. If you burn paper waste, all of that paper is used.

Although the raw material for making paper is predominantly trees, it is a common misconception that recycling waste paper saves trees. Trees are grown for commercial use and harvested as a long term crop with new trees planted to replace those cut down. In addition, papermakers are able to use the parts of the trees that cannot be used in other industries such as construction and furniture making. Nearly all paper is made from wood grown in "sustainable" forests. Imagine if we stopped using trees for the production of paper & wood. All those trees that would have been used & planted sustainably would get cut down so the owner can do something with the land to make a profit. I doubt most landowners who from the forestry industry would just walk away from it's value and leave it as forest. No, they could grow other crops if possible; build a housing development, a factory something. Recycling for the most part is bad for the environment. We have to make special trips to gather up the things to be recycled meaning extra trucks on the road & much of what consumers believe they are putting out to be recycled ends up in a landfill anyway. It is all about the 'feel good' factor so consumers can sleep easy & not feel so bad about making all those unnecessary product purchases in the first place.

It would take a lot of paper to heat your average house - it will burn a lot faster than some decent hard timber. Although it can be useful to ignite a fire, using renewable timber such as pine or dead wood that may otherwise be wasted would be more efficient. Not all paper is recyclable either. Some paper can be composted or added to building materials like drywall and fiberboard which is an effective form of re-usual.

Recycling a a piece paper is always better than burning it. Buring a a piece paper will turn it into ashes, which is of no economic use, but if you recycle it, you can get a paper that could be reused, which reduces the need to produce one more sheet of paper.

Reusing the origianl paper without recycling it is also a good idea because no electric or heat envery will be consumed in the process.

You just need to be creative in your apporach, and you can save the monther earth.

Recyle is the best solution.

recycle is the best rather than burning papers.. once you burn papers the smoke will be added to our global problem!!!

recycling is the best way as it keeps the environment safe and it is also non toxic ...

Yeah definitely recycle. It's not getting rid of it, but it makes something new. Besides, when you burn things it pollutes the air. Also, burning things can lead to a house fire!

Recycle the paper it's better if the paper is still in good shapephysically. Did you know that the raw material of paper that is treediminishing every day?