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Tree Free and Recycled Paper Resources

 

Advantages of Tree-Free Paper Fibers

  • Reduces the amount of chemicals and energy required to make paper pulp.
  • Supplies needed virgin fiber strength to the paper recycling system.
  • Promotes biodiversity by relieving the pressures of deforestation.
  • Takes advantage of available fibers otherwise being underutilized.
  • Offers farmers alternative crop options or additional income.
  • Benefits rural and regional economies.

 

Nonprofit Organizations

Conservatree - helps businesses create realistic strategies and practical tools for successful conversion to environmentally sound papers. www.conservatree.org, (415)721-4230

Watershed Media - provides information about tree free and recycled papers. www.watershedmedia.org


Suppliers

Living Tree Paper Company in Eugene, Oregon, is a supplier of tree free and recycled content papers. www.livingtreepaper.com, (800) 309-2974

New Leaf Paper with offices in San Francisco, New York and North Carolina, provides paper for many books and magazines that use recycled content (including both of Julia's books) www.newleafpaper.com

Three Mountain Papers is both an environmentally-friendly printer and paper supplier. They sell a wide variety of tree free and post consumer waste blend papers made from kenaf, hemp, recycled money, denim, coffee husks, and banana fibers. www.threemountainpapers.com, (866) THREE-MT (1-866-847-3368)

Vision Paper supplies tree-free Kenaf paper. www.visionpaper.com, (505) 294-0293

Also go to www.google.com, search "recycled office paper" which yields many office and paper supply stores that sell recycled paper.


Advantages of Tree-Free Paper Fibers

  • Reduce the amount of chemicals and energy required to make paper pulp.
  • Supply needed virgin fiber strength to the paper recycling system.
  • Promote biodiversity by relieving the pressures of deforestation.
  • Take advantage of available fibers otherwise being underutilized.
  • Offer farmers alternative crop options or additional income.
  • Greatly benefit rural and regional economies.

 

 

 

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