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Here in south America paper mills work with massive pine plantations, in deforested land or in former wetlands.
by emondi 9y ago
Here in south America paper mills work with massive pine plantations, in deforested land or in former wetlands.
- richdougherty 9y agoSame in New Zealand.
- soupbowl 9y agoI am from western Canada, I guess it is not the same every where.
- mc32 9y agoI know someone who used to work for a paper forrester --the trees they plant are exclusively grown in managed timberlands for conversion to paper --no other use. They use fast growing varieties of trees[1]. The likes of Wayerhaeuser and others. [1]https://www.quora.com/How-fast-do-fast-growing-trees-for-paper-production-grow https://www.quora.com/How-fast-do-fast-growing-trees-for-pap...
- EGreg 9y agoBut they grow the pines for paper and then regrow them? Is the whole operation sustainable? According to Penn and Teller's "Bullshit", it is.
- emondi 9y agoYes, they use mostly young pines which are easily chipped. I think in about 6 years you can cut them for paper.
- zebrafish 9y ago8-10 years. Most (~80%) of the power needed in a paper mill is generated from the bark of the tree which is converted into fuel using several chemical mixtures. Overall, the paper industry is actually very sustainable.