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by Worldwatch Institute on December 11, 1999
"Cutting the Costs of Paper: Saving Forests, Water,
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11 December, 1999
"Cutting the Costs of Paper: Saving Forests, Water,
Energy ... and Money"
Global consumption of wood fiber for papermaking could be cut by more than 50 percent, reports a new study by the Worldwatch Institute. This reduction can be achieved through a combination of trimming paper consumption in industrial countries, improving papermaking efficiency, and expanding the use of recycled and nonwood materials, according to Janet Abramovitz and Ashley Mattoon, co-authors of Paper Cuts: Recovering the Paper Landscape.
We have the tools at hand to dramatically lessen the impact of paper on the world
