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Junk mail is sequestered carbon that's been removed from the atmosphere.
by dangrossman 4y ago
Junk mail is sequestered carbon that's been removed from the atmosphere.
- pbhjpbhj 4y agoOnly if it's using recycled paper or wood from sustainably managed forest. Otherwise you're only moving the carbon around and not increasing the 'sequestered' carbon.
- dangrossman 4y agoThat's a given. Nobody's making paper by clearing old growth forests. 98% of virgin paper fiber is from fast growing softwoods in managed forests. The paper industry plants 1.7 million trees per day in the US. Increasing consumption of paper and lumber products from managed forests was one of IPCC's recommendations to the UN on climate change.