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Originally Posted by elcreative
What trees are we saving??? Trees for pulp, to make paper, are planted specifically for that purpose... chop 'em down and plant again (usually more as paper use still increasing) but reducing paper use means less trees planted as there will be no point in planting for unwanted paper production. The endangered trees are NOT used for paper, nobody uses tropical rain forest hardwoods for paper production...
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Point One: Not all paper comes from tree "farms." Worldwide, entire virgin forests are being clearcut, and many of them left that way, for paper production. (The cleared land is very popular with cattle ranchers, raising more beef for your dinner table and fast-food franchises.)
Point Two: You can chop down a tree in five minutes. Growing one to completely replace it, and to recover the loss to environment and animal habitats, takes decades.
Point Three: The amount of chemicals, bleaches, oils, energy and clean water used by the average pulp mill is staggering, and those wastes are dumped back into the environment when used up; so the paper-making process is very ecologically damaging.
Point Four: The only reason tropical hardwoods are not used for paper production is that tree harvesters make a higher profit when used as furniture. They are being chopped down all the same.