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Paper Production Levels Off, Environmental Footprint Still High
2015-01-21 08:58:51| pulpandpaperonline Home Page
In wealthy countries, paper is ubiquitous and is often fated to be discarded soon after purchase, with only a portion recovered for recycling. Although slow improvements have been made in production methods and in the recovery of paper products, additional progress is needed to reduce the industry's environmental impacts, writes Michael Renner, senior researcher at the Worldwatch Institute, in the Institute's latest Vital Signs Online article
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