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Paper is pretty close to a carbon sink, so the more CO2 you sequester.
by konjin 6y ago
Paper is pretty close to a carbon sink, so the more CO2 you sequester.
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoHow much CO2 is sequestered in a sheet of paper, vs how much CO2 is needed to turn trees into paper?
- foobarbecue 6y agoI don't know but I'm pretty sure my first Google result for that conflates source and sink: https://www.standardcarbon.com/2008/06/do-you-really-need-to-print-that-the-carbon-footprint-of-copy-paper/ https://www.standardcarbon.com/2008/06/do-you-really-need-to...
- nine_k 6y agoThe problem is that most paper that goes to general trash ends up being burnt or degraded by fungi in a landfill, releasing carbon back to the atmosphere.