I read a great article by Phil Riebel in Pulp and Paper International Magazine this month. The title of the article is "10 Ways to 'Green' Your Paper". He found an interesting quote he attributes to the World Wildlife Fund, but I will paraphrase here. They consider it a valuable product made of mostly renewable resources that increases levels of literacy and democracy worldwide.
Phil points out that forest based materials:
- are the product of sunlight, soil, nutrients and water
- paper is recyclable - 40% of paper worldwide is made from recycled fiber
- a major energy source in making paper is biomass
- paper production only contributes 1% of global CO2
- sustainably managed forests mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon
If you are involved in the forest products industry be proud of yourself.
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