There is a common myth that recycled paper is not an eco-friendly alternative to using non-recycled paper because it requires more energy to produce and releases more pollution.
On the face of it, recycled paper does use more energy than non-recycled stock because of the additional cleaning involved. However, waste paper does not require the vast amounts of energy which is involved in turning wood chips into pulp – which is required to produce new paper.
To dispel another myth, the production of recycled paper does NOT produce more pollution than the production of new paper. Many recycled papers require little, if any, bleaching for example. In contrast, virgin pulp, which is naturally brown, has to be bleached before it can be made into paper. Furthermore, in general, eco-friendly processes are used to clean waste paper, if necessary, such as diluting and dispersing ink into the pulp (which does not produce any extra pollution).
Recycled paper is certainly a ‘green’ option but that doesn’t mean that new paper cannot be eco-friendly. If you wish to use new paper rather than recycled, opt for an FSC accredited stock and you can be sure that your paper has come from a sustainable and well managed forest.
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