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Conventional wisdom is that recycled paper uses less resources than new paper. https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/paper/web/html/index-2.html ht

by morsch 10y ago

Conventional wisdom is that recycled paper uses less resources than new paper. https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/paper/web/html/index-2.html https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/paper/web/... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_recycling https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_recycling

gumby 10y ago
The box on the first link summarizes the benefits pretty well, thanks. Still, I am not yet convinced vs the lifetime oil consumption & carbon release of paper packaging vs plastic.