Thursday, December 02, 2004

Blow your nose on Canada's virgin forests

North America's natural forests are being felled at a furious rate to satisfy demand for tissue paper made from virgin fiber. The Natural Resources Defense Council thinks making tissue from recycled paper would be a better idea. Cascades, Canada's second largest tissue manufacturer, meets its pulp needs using 96 percent recycled materials.

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