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The harvesting might be sustainable, but the production dumps a lot of methanol and other stuff into the air. If you've ever driven through a paper mill town yo
by novia 9y ago
The harvesting might be sustainable, but the production dumps a lot of methanol and other stuff into the air. If you've ever driven through a paper mill town you probably know the smell. According to [1], pulp and paper is the third largest industrial polluter to air, water, and land in the United States.
Additionally, since my company hangs onto every piece of paper printed for about 2-10 years, the storage issue is non-trivial as well. I'm sure there are other corporations with similar outdated policies.
[1] https://environmentallaw.uslegal.com/specific-issues/paper/ https://environmentallaw.uslegal.com/specific-issues/paper/