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Paper is a renewable resource.

• nathan_long 14y ago
  Yep. If you're a paper company, the cheapest way to get wood pulp is to grow and harvest your own forests. Replanting is how you stay in business.
• jlgreco 14y ago
  To add to that, it is also incredibly recyclable. Any waste paper this process creates is undoubtedly recycled.
  • brianbreslin 14y ago
    Depends on the glue used how recyclable these things are
    • jlgreco 14y ago
      Well true. I was thinking about the unglued paper that is cut away from these during the creation process though.
    • gregschlom 14y ago
      "Mcor 3D printers employ water-based adhesive – no toxic fumes, lasers, airborne powder or toxic resins – enabling the machine to easily co-exist in an office or classroom." http://www.mcortechnologies.com/mcor-technologies-announces-availability-of-the-iris-the-worlds-first-true-colour-3d-printer/ http://www.mcortechnologies.com/mcor-technologies-announces-...
      • Evbn 14y ago
        That doesn't speak to recyclability.
• lwat 14y ago
  Every tonne of paper is a tonne of carbon that's not in the atmosphere right now.
  • ShawnBird 14y ago
    Cellulose is only 40% carbon.
  • Evbn 14y ago
    It is very easy to return that carbon to the atmosphere if needed. So easy, a caveman could do it.