http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/11/adventist-medical-center-reduces-paper-use-by-120-tons/ Environmental Leader Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:25:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/11/adventist-medical-center-reduces-paper-use-by-120-tons/comment-page-1/#comment-149489 Jad Smith Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:21:20 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21011#comment-149489 Today, 90% of paper pulp is made from wood. Recycling one ton of copier paper saves two tons of wood because during the process of converting wood into paper, lower quality fibers become waste. Today, 90% of paper pulp is made from wood. Recycling one ton of copier paper saves two tons of wood because during the process of converting wood into paper, lower quality fibers become waste.

]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/11/adventist-medical-center-reduces-paper-use-by-120-tons/comment-page-1/#comment-147457 Madalyn Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:14:28 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21011#comment-147457 The headline is misleading. While there are environmental benefits to recycling paper, reduced paper use isn't one of them. Recycling is quite different from reducing paper use. The Medical Center has not reduced its paper use at all through the act of recycling. The headline is misleading. While there are environmental benefits to recycling paper, reduced paper use isn’t one of them. Recycling is quite different from reducing paper use. The Medical Center has not reduced its paper use at all through the act of recycling.

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