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Tag: paper
Scientists Create Chemical-free Process to Remove Ink from Recycled Paper
Researchers at the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak have developed a paper recycling process which ditches the chemicals for a more natural approach. For the few paper products I buy, I look [ … ]
Individual Recycling Efforts Do Have Impact; Periodicals Are the Difference-Makers
Earlier this week I posted A By-the-Numbers Look at Paper Recycling. I posed the question of whether or not individual efforts to recycle paper adds up to an amount that [ … ]
Eco-Libris: Can Wheat Straw Replace Trees as a Source of Paper?
This post was originally posted on Eco-Libris blog on August 30. Today I read a very interesting article at by Rod Edwards (“Paper from Wheat, not Wood“), who reports from [ … ]
A By-the-Numbers Look at Paper Recycling: Does One Person’s Effort Do Any Good?
How much good comes from one person’s hypervigilant paper recycling effort? I’ve been asking myself variations of this question lately, mainly while at my day job as I see basically [ … ]
Eco-Libris: ‘Paper Trails: From Trees to Trash – The True Cost of Paper’
This post was originallay posted on Eco-Libris blog on July 21st. Our book this week on Monday’s green books will take you on a trail that we find one of [ … ]
S.O.S. (Save Our Shredders): the Junk Mail Deluge
Birgitte Rasine is the chief evolution officer of LUCITÀ, a firm believer in abolishing junk mail. Help. My hands are sweaty, my heart’s racing, my vision’s blurred and I can’t [ … ]
Eco-Libris: How Green is the Book Publishing Industry? (Part 2)
Editor’s note: The recent report Environmental Trends and Climate Impacts: Findings from the U.S. Book Industry tried to answer that question; Eco-Libris blogger Raz Godelnik took a look at its [ … ]
Xerox: Walking the Talk on Sustainable Business?
Can a company that manufactures copy machines, and sells more paper than any other single brand, really walk the talk on sustainable business practices? That question framed my response to [ … ]
Paper or Hot Air? Bring Your Own Hand Towel
Editor’s note: No, not paper or plastic… we’ve been there. David Shaw takes a look at the environmental impact of hand-washing, and finds there’s a better way… even better than [ … ]
Eco-Libris: How Green is the Book Publishing Industry?
Editor’s note: This week, Raz Godelnik at Eco-Libris takes a look at a new study of the book publishing industry’s environmental footprint. As gathering information is the first step towards [ … ]
Recycling Misconceptions, Part Deux: “Sure, I Recycle Paper.”
In my last post, Recycling Misconceptions part 1, I touched on the uncertainties of recycling, plastics in particular, that I think perplex many of us. Well last week I attended [ … ]
Guerrilla Stickering: These Come From Trees
Ever grab a handful of napkins at a fast-food restaurant, or paper towels in the restroom, and end up throwing a good part of them away mostly unused? Guilty as [ … ]