WHAT IS THE BENEFITS OF RECYCLED PAPER?

Of course. Recycled papers save our valuable natural resources, save energy, save our trees, create less toxic bi-products, and help our over-crowded landfills.

Using recycled papers with the highest percentage of post-consumer content helps even more. The government mandates 20% post-consumer recycled fiber to be considered recycled, but I would like to see that percentage increased, as that amount barely makes a dent into our problems. We should be looking to increase to 50% by the turn of the century.
Using 100% post-consumer recycled papers and less bleaching agents also means less chlorine and that is the next major issue to creating a healthier atmosphere to live in. Chlorine causes Dioxin which, when mixed with other compounds, causes cancer.


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