September 25, 2007
Forest Friendly Paper
There are things we can do to be more forest-friendly and keep VIP trees standing. Tree Hugger has an article on tropical deforestation, and it points out 3 things to watch out for when shopping for wood-based products.
- Use LESS new wood based products, such as furniture, instead focus on pieces made from reclaimed wood. Or go one better and look into wood that is FSC certified, which means the wood comes from forests that are sustainably managed.
- When buying coffee, look for packages marked as having shade grown coffee beans.
- Use forest friendly paper, in other words recycled paper, Staples has a ream of *100% Recycled Copy Paper for $6.99 that no new trees had to die for, and also because it doesn’t come from new trees, less water and energy also play into its creation. (100 % post consumer content)
As a rule, recycled is usually your best bet, and recycled paper is now available at most of the major office supply stores.
Source: [TreeHugger] [Staples]
Filed by Missy at September 25th, 2007 on 7:39 pm
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Tags: Buy Local, Climate Change, Conservation, Earth Friendly, Eco Friendly, Energy Efficient, Green Business, Green Ideas, Green Living, Green Tips, Home and Garden, Re-use, Recycle, Reduce, Socially Responsible, staples
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