Thread: How many trees?
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Old 01-16-2012, 03:42 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by mr ploppy View Post
That's like asking how many extra pigs and cows are still alive now that you're a vegan. The answer is none. The sort of trees used for paper are farmed commercially, and as such there will only ever be as many as they need. If the demand for paper ever dries up, the land used for farming trees will be repurposed, most likely for property development.
Yes, this. Trees/paper are a renewable resource that is being managed pretty well these days from what I can gather.
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