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2. Environmental impact of paper - Wikipedia

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   Pulp and paper mills contribute to air, water and land pollution and discarded paper and paperboard make up roughly 26% of solid municipal waste in landfill sites. [11]Pulp and paper generates the third largest amount of industrial air, water, and land emissions in Canada and the sixth largest in the United States.

3. This is the best and worst toilet paper for the planet - AOL

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   Recycled options, according to the Environmental Paper Network's Paper Calculator 4.0, have just one-third the carbon emissions of products made from using virgin wood pulp — often from old ...

4. Paper towel - Wikipedia

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   The growth in commercial use of paper towels can be attributed to the migration from folded towels (in public bathrooms, for example) to roll towel dispensers, which reduces the amount of paper towels used by each patron. [12] Within the forest products industry, paper towels are a major part of the "tissue market", second only to toilet paper ...

5. A History of Greenwashing: How Dirty Towels Impacted the ...

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   At some point in the mid-1980s, a pony-tailed upstate New York environmental activist named Jay Westerveld picked up a card in a South Pacific hotel room and read the following: "Save Our Planet ...

6. Paper recycling - Wikipedia

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   As of 2018, paper products are still the largest component of MSW generated in the United States, making up 23% by weight. [32] While paper is the most commonly recycled material (68.2 percent of paper waste was recovered in 2018, up from 33.5 percent in 1990) [31] [33] it is being used less overall than at the turn of the century. [34]

7. The Best Reusable Paper Towels to Cut Down on Kitchen Waste - AOL

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   Handmade in Oregon, the reusable towels cling to each other, making them easier to roll up and store on a traditional paper towel holder. The edges are serged for durability and to prevent fraying.