Okokuqala, xa kuthelekiswa nenkqubo yesiqhelo yokwenza iphepha, ukuveliswa kwedosi yephepha le-Bio akubangeli ungcoliseko lwamanzi, ungcoliseko lwegesi okanye ukuqokelelwa kwenkunkuma, kwaye imveliso inokonakala ngokwendalo. Yinto yokukhusela okusingqongileyo engenangcoliseko.
Okwesibini, xa kuthelekiswa nokwenza iphepha lemveli, kunokonga iilitha ezingama-25 ezigidi zamanzi acocekileyo minyaka le kwizinga lemveliso yonyaka eliyi-120,000 yeetoni zeBio-paper. Ukongeza, kunokonga imithi ezizigidi ezingama-2.4 ngonyaka, nto leyo elingana nokukhusela iihektare ezingama-50,000 zehlathi eliluhlaza.
Ngoko ke, i-Bio-paper, njengohlobo lwephepha elingenahlathi elenziwe nge-calcium carbonate, kodwa ukusebenza kwayo kufana ne-PVC, ithandwa ngokukhawuleza ekwenzeni amakhadi ezitshixo zehotele, amakhadi obulungu, amakhadi okulawula ukufikelela, amakhadi e-subway, amakhadi okudlala njalo njalo. Likhadi elingangeni manzi nelinganyangekiyo elinobomi obude benkonzo kunekhadi le-PVC eliqhelekileyo.