Recycled Buyers Directory

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#669966" TEXT="#080000" background="a6001573.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>GoogleGrease Environmental News</B></FONT>     |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GoogleGrease Environmental News">home</A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="environmental_news.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Environmental News">Environmental News</A>   |   <A HREF="recycling_directory.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Recycling Directory">Recycling Directory</A>   |   <B>Recycled Buyers Directory</B>   |   <A HREF="economic_development.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Economic Development News">Economic Development News</A>   |   <A HREF="hazardous_waste.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hazardous Waste Service">Hazardous Waste Service</A>   |   <A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact">Contact</A></div> <div> <I><B>Recycled Buyers Directory</B></I></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="a5fd2013.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="http://www.radiozx.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.radiozx.com/"><IMG SRC="a8a59290.gif" border=0 width="89" height="41" ALT="radiozx logo" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#EEEEEE" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="b68a74a0.gif" border=0 width="167" height="74" ALT="recycled products logo" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="6" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >U.S. and Canadian</FONT></div> <div> This directory has been set up to assist individuals, small business owners, state agencies, and corporate buyers in the commitment to buy recycled.</div> <div> This directory is not an endorsement for any product, its availability, price or quality.</div> <div> The directory is simply a guide to recycled products that are manufactured and sold in America.</div> <div> Please help us improve this directory by <A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact">contacting GoogleGrease</A> with any additions or corrections.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Also See:</B></div> <div> A Practical Guide to Making Eco-smart Choices a Part of Your Life is available on:</div> <div> <A HREF="http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Green%2C%20Greener%2C%20Greenest%3A%20A%20Practical%20Guide%20to%20Making%20Eco-Smart%20Choices%20a%20Part%20of%20Your%20Life:3005209514?clink=dmps/lori_bongiorno/ctx=mid:1,pid:3005209514,pdid:1,pos:1,spc:14489115,date:20081009,srch:kw,x:" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Green%2C%20G">Yahoo! Shopping</A> and <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Green-Greener-Greenest-Practical-Eco-Smart/dp/0399534032/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228865081&sr=8-1" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.amazon.com/Green-Greener-Gree">Amazon.com</A>.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Use our directory of qualified green businesses to find and support companies that promote only responsibly-produced wood and paper products.</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="10" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="931" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1815 WIDTH="340"><div> Recycled Plastic Products</div> <div> The <B>Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council (ACC)</B> and the <B>Environment and Plastics Industry Council of Canada</B> present the U.S. and Canadian Recycled Plastic Products Directory to assist private and public sector buyers in locating products made with or packaged in recycled plastic.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_plastics/sec_rppd.asp?show=complist&CID=1592&DID=6054&Section=all" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_plast"><IMG SRC="b663b460.gif" border=0 width="315" height="70" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_plastics/sec_rppd.asp?show=category&CID=1592&DID=6054&/Apparel+%26+Accessories" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_plast">Apparel & Accessories</A></div> <div> Aprons, Backpacks, Boxer Shorts...</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_plastics/sec_rppd.asp?show=category&CID=1592&DID=6054&/Automotive+Accessories" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_plast">Automotive Accessories</A></div> <div> Funnels, Ice Scrapers, Mud Flaps...</div> <div> Bags & Liners</div> <div> Dispensers, Can Liners, Trash Bags...</div> <div> Bins & Containers</div> <div> Bus Boxes, Carts, Dumpsters...</div> <div> Building & Construction</div> <div> Bulkheading, Insulation, Shingles...</div> <div> Carpet, Fabric & Fiber</div> <div> Carpet, Geotextile Fiber</div> <div> Custom Products</div> <div> Molded, Structural Foam...</div> <div> Farming & Agriculture</div> <div> Egg Filler Flats, Feed Carts, Sheds...</div> <div> Film & Sheet</div> <div> Pallet Covers, Sheet, Slip Sheets...</div> <div> Furniture & Accessories (Indoor)</div> <div> Desks, Lamps, Love Seats...</div> <div> Furniture & Accessories (Outdoor)</div> <div> Benches, Hammocks, Tables...</div> <div> Housewares</div> <div> Blankets, Clocks, Pillows...</div> <div> Industrial, Shipping & Warehouse</div> <div> Baskets, Caster Wheels, Foam Packing...</div> <div> Janitorial Supplies</div> <div> Buckets, Wringers, Pails...</div> <div> Landscape & Garden Design</div> <div> Decking, Fencing, Rakes...</div> <div> Marine</div> <div> Bollards, Decking, Sea Walls...</div> <div> Office Supplies</div> <div> Badges, Clipboards, Paper Clips...</div> <div> Packaging</div> <div> Bottles, Carryout Containers, Trays...</div> <div> Planting Materials & Accessories</div> <div> Planters, Window Boxes...</div> <div> Premium & Promotional Items</div> <div> Bookmarks, Can Openers, Key Chains...</div> <div> Recreational Products & Toys</div> <div> Bicycle Racks, Cameras, Sandboxes...</div> <div> Road, Highway & Parking</div> <div> Barricades, Parking Stops, Speed Bumps...</div> <div> Signage</div> <div> Sign Posts, Signs</div> <div> For complete listings by industry, select one of the following:</div> <div> Garden and Landscaping</div> <div> Building and Construction</div> <div> Shop Recycled<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > (recycled products that consumers may readily purchase)</FONT></div> <div> ...or <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >view the entire Product and Company Database</FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="276"><div> Recycled Paper Product</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.greenlinepaper.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.greenlinepaper.com/"><IMG SRC="b6b783c0.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> Since 1992, source for a diverse line of recycled and tree-free business papers</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecos.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ecos.com/"><IMG SRC="b6c85870.png" border=0 width="133" height="135" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> power-packed clean – without toxins, petrochemicals, bleach, ammonia, phosphates or other harmful ingredients</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.rhimax.net/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rhimax.net/"><IMG SRC="b6de0a30.jpg" border=0 width="224" height="163" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> eco-friendly alternatives to plastics and chemically treated papers, made from 100% recycled post-consumer waste</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ghplp.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ghplp.com/"><IMG SRC="b6e3e500.gif" border=0 width="62" height="80" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <B>Grays Harbor Paper</B></div> <div> Manufactures Harbor 100 copy and printing papers, forms, and envelopes. Harbor 100 is 100% PCW, PCF, FSC and Green-e certified</div> <div> Phone: (360)532-9600 </div> <div> Fax: (360)538-5681 </div> <div> 801 23rd St. </div> <div> Hoquiam , WA 98550 </div> <div> United States</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.celerydesign.com/paper/matrix.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.celerydesign.com/paper/matrix">Celery Design Collaborative</A></div> <div> This site offers environmentally preferable paper purchasing options for graphics professionals</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.chlorinefreeproducts.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.chlorinefreeproducts.org">Chlorine Free Products Association (CPFA)</A></div> <div> This site identifies printing and writing paper and other paper products that meet the CFPA's chlorine-free designations</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.conservatree.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.conservatree.org">Conservatree</A></div> <div> A comprehensive website that provides technical assistance with selecting environmentally preferable papers. It includes an extensive listing of environmentally preferable papers that is sorted by specific paper grade</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.coopamerica.org/programs/woodwise/about/index.cfm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.coopamerica.org/programs/wood">Co-op America's WoodWise</A><A HREF="http://www.coopamerica.org/programs/woodwise/about/index.cfm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.coopamerica.org/programs/wood">TM</A><A HREF="http://www.coopamerica.org/programs/woodwise/about/index.cfm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.coopamerica.org/programs/wood"> Program and Magazine PAPER Project</A></div> <div> Educational information for individuals and magazine publishers about the environmental impacts of wood and paper production</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.environmentaldefense.org/documents/532_PaperboardReport.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.environmentaldefense.org/docu">Greener Cartons: A Buyer's Guide to Recycled-Content Paperboard</A></div> <div> (Adobe PDF, 151 KB) by the Alliance for Environmental Innovation</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.papercalculator.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.papercalculator.org">Paper Calculator</A></div> <div> This tool from Environmental Defense compares the environmental impacts of specific types of recycled and virgin papers</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.moea.state.mn.us/lc/purchasing/copypaper.cfm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.moea.state.mn.us/lc/purchasin">Paper Handling Tips</A></div> <div> by the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.environmentaldefense.org/article.cfm?ContentID=1689" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.environmentaldefense.org/arti">Paper Task Force Recommendations for Purchasing and Using Environmentally Preferable Paper</A></div> <div> This comprehensive report includes lifecycle environmental charts for several types of paper products</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.pneac.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.pneac.org">Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><A HREF="http://www.recycledproducts.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.recycledproducts.org">Recycled Products Purchasing Cooperative</A></div> <div> The Recycled Products Purchasing Cooperative is a non-profit program that provides recycled copy paper and products at prices that meet or beat what many businesses and public entities pay for non-recycled copy paper and products</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.rethinkpaper.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rethinkpaper.org">ReThink Paper</A></div> <div> This site contains information regarding environmental papers, cooperative purchasing, and paper use reduction. U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)</div> <div> Visit the GPO's website to access <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >government paper specification standards</FONT> and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.gpo.gov/acquisition/contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.gpo.gov/acquisition/contact.h">contact information for the Paper Procurement Section.</A></FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="247"><div> UK Recycled Products</div> <div> administered by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP).</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.recycledproducts.org.uk/view/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.recycledproducts.org.uk/view/"><IMG SRC="b69e6340.png" border=0 width="230" height="52" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=404" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=404">Accessories</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=269" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=269">Bathroom accessories and fittings</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=253" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=253">Borders</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=472" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=472">Burial</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=449" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=449">Cat litter</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=446" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=446">Cattle bedding</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=512" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=512">Children</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=405" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=405">Clothing and accessories</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=263" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=263">Copying & printing</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=274" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=274">Decking</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=288" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=288">Electrical and optical equipment</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=414" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=414">Entertainment</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=445" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=445">Equestrian bedding</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=432" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=432">Fuel</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=251" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=251">Furniture and furnishings</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=278" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=278">Gates and fencing</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=237" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=237">Home improvement</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=482" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=482">Homewares</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=513" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=513">Housing</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=262" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=262">Hygiene</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=411" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=411">Insulation</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=268" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=268">Kitchenware and fittings</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=448" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=448">Pet bedding</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=259" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=259">Planting</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=447" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=447">Poultry bedding</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=407" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=407">Promotional</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=231" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=231">Soil improving</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=296" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=296">Sports and play equipment</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=252" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=252">Stationery</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=294" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=294">Storage</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=243" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=243">Surface preparation</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=276" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=276">Surfacing</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=314" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=314">Waste collection</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=293" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sub_sector.cfm?ss_id=293">Wrapping</A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>Recycled Promotional Products</B></div> <div> Weisenbach Recycled Products</div> <div> features recycled paper, plastic, glass, tire rubber, steel, and aluminum products. We manufacture and imprint products using offset printing, glass etching, foil stamping, tampographic / pad printing, screen printing, textile imaging, and die cutting.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.recycledproducts.com/?cid=4" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.recycledproducts.com/?cid=4">ONLINE CATALOG</A></div> <bR> <div> <B>California Buy Recycled Programs</B></div> <div> The California Integrated Waste Management Board's Buy Recycled programs promote the State of California's policy to buy recycled-content products and other environmentally preferable products.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/">California Buy Recycled Products</A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Sonoma County California</B></div> <div> Purchase Green <B>Products</B> For Your Home And Help Habitat For Humanity</div> <div> The ReStore sells new surplus and gently-used building and landscaping materials along with home improvement supplies.</div> <div> All items are priced at 50-75% below retail</div> <div> <A HREF="http://http://www.sonomacountyhabitat.org/index.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://http://www.sonomacountyhabitat.or">Buy Recycled Products</A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Missouri Recycled Products Directory</B></div> <div> Buying recycled makes perfect environmental and economical sense</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.dnr.mo.gov/eiera/mmdp-recycled-products-directory.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dnr.mo.gov/eiera/mmdp-recycle">Recycled Products Directory</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.exporters.sg/productdir.asp?cat_id=180400" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.exporters.sg/productdir.asp?c"><IMG SRC="b6a68500.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="80" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> Exporters.SG is a global business-to-business (B2B) marketplace for global suppliers and buyers to trade in Recycled product</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="b02c8010.png" border=0 width="200" height="1" ALT="line break" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                   <IMG SRC="b02c8010.png" border=0 width="200" height="1" ALT="line break" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                <IMG SRC="b02c8010.png" border=0 width="200" height="1" ALT="line break" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                   <IMG SRC="b02c8010.png" border=0 width="200" height="1" ALT="line break" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> WOOD-FREE PAPER</div> <div> The RIC Good Wood Guide</div> <div> In Australia, the fledgling wood-free paper industry does not yet present a threat to the forestry and paper industries, although the U.N. estimates it represents more than one-third of paper production in developing countries.</div> <bR> <div> Also, only relatively small amounts of post-consumer (wood pulp) paper are recovered for recycling.</div> <bR> <div> Most of our recycled papers don't average more than about 20% post-consumer waste content anyway leaving the way clear for virgin fibre wood pulp paper for some time to come.</div> <bR> <div> Yet, there is enormous scope for a wood-free paper industry in Australia. Given the vast amounts of wheat, rice, cotton, bananas, sugar cane, etc, grown here, and the amounts of cotton waste generated by the clothing industry, there exists a ready fibre source for 'tree-free paper' to make its presence felt on the market.</div> <bR> <div> As always, cost will be a major factor, given the enormous economies of scale achieved by the huge wood pulp paper mills in southern states. Some wood-free papers such as Kenaf offer superior quantity, quality, versatility and recyclability to paper made from wood fibre, however.</div> <div> High quality <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >wheatstraw</FONT> paper is retailing in North America for a competitive $US5 per ream.</div> <bR> <div> Opinion in the U.S. is that wood-free paper does not and should not replace post-consumer waste paper.</div> <bR> <div> But most wood-free papers manufactured elsewhere in the world are, in any case, a blend of natural fibers and post-consumer waste or agricultural waste and ideal mix for minimising the need for virgin wood pulp paper...</div> <bR> <div> Papermaking Without Wood Pulp</div> <div> by Michael Pilarski</div> <div> - from the book Restoration Forestry</div> <div> Humans have relied on herbaceous plants for paper stock for thousands of years. Papyrus, an Egyptian reed, gave us the word 'paper'.</div> <bR> <div> Wood has been the primary paper fibre for less than a century. Paper pulp demand is one of the main reasons for the destruction of forests worldwide. Today, two out of every five trees are cut for pulp.</div> <bR> <div> It takes a heavy-duty industrial process to turn wood into paper. The process releases large amounts of dangerous pollutants, such as chlorine, dioxin and furans into the air and water. As forests diminish and public opinion to save forests grows, there is increasing interest in alternative fibre crops.</div> <bR> <div> Hundreds of annuals and herbaceous perennials can be used for paper stock, either alone or in combination with other feedstocks. Processing requires less energy and produces far less toxic wastes than wood pulp plants. In addition, facilities do not have to be so large.</div> <bR> <div> If our paper pulp needs could be met with herbaceous perennial and annual crops, we would lower energy consumption, save our forests, reduce toxic waste, decentralize paper production and add more crops for farmers.</div> <bR> <div> If sustainable agriculture were applied on a broad scale using permaculture practices, we could increase world food supplies and do it on less land. This would free up large amounts of farmland, some of which could be used for growing paper feedstocks.</div> <bR> <div> The hemp  plant is one of the prime candidates for paper feedstock.</div> <div> Hemp produces high yields and large amounts of high-quality fibre per acre, which is why it was (and still is in some countries) grown on a large scale for rope and other fibre-uses. In fact, hemp makes the best grades of canvas. Varieties have been bred for high fibre production and low THC production.</div> <bR> <div> Hemp, however, is just one plant of dozens and even hundreds of species of herbaceous plants which can yield paper pulp. There are several advantages perennial herbaceous plants have over hemp (and other annual species).</div> <bR> <div> For example, there is less need to till and cultivate the soil. Perennials only need to be replanted occasionally (3-10 years, depending on species and management). Tillage and cultivation requires tractors, implements and fuel. Of course, we could grow and produce fuel from hemp seeds since it works fine in diesel engines.</div> <bR> <div> Furthermore, it takes extra care with cropping annual plants to keep the soil in good tilth with a high organic matter content. Hemp fields need to be rotated with soil-building crops to maintain soil quality. Herbaceous perennials, on the other hand, generally build soils rather than deplete them.</div> <bR> <div> Some of the highest-producing biomass plants come from wet lowland areas. Examples are papyrus, cattails, rushes, water hyacinth, etc. Wetlands have some of the highest nutrient loads in the landscape plus lots of water.</div> <div> High biomass yields from wetland species are not surprising, given these conditions. Special equipment would be needed to carry out harvests in moist habitats, however.</div> <bR> <div> Presently under-utilized crop wastes could support a large paper industry without even putting new land into production. For example, large amounts of grass straw are burned every year in Washington and Oregon by seed producers. Paper production is one possibility being looked into by the grass seed industry for alternative uses of the waste straw.</div> <bR> <div> There has been a notable increase in the market for hand-made paper, mainly used for arts and crafts and which is high-priced. Produced domestically and imported from an increasing number of other countries, there is opportunity for larger employment in the US and abroad to supply this growing market.</div> <bR> <div> In the future, we might see thousands of plant species used for craft papermaking, the bulk of mass-produced paper supplies by several dozen species of herbaceous plants. Big paper factories would be replaced by many medium- and small-scale producers scattered across the landscape. The trees like this scenario!</div> <bR> <div> <B>There's Nothing New about Wood-Free Paper...</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">In 1992, tree-free paper was produced in 45 countries of the world; it constituted almost half of the world's paper production. Australia is already exporting bagasse (sugarcane fibre) to Asia. India's largest integrated paper mill, capable of producing 180,000 tonnes of sugarcane-bagasse paper each year, is under construction in Tamil Nadu province. It will feature state-of-the-art bagasse processing technology, its 15 megawatt power requirement will be generated by Asia's largest wind-farm, and an estimated 15,000 hectares of forest will be saved every year. </div> <div> There are proposals for small-scale, environmentally-friendly mills presently under investigation in Queensland. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Wheat straw is being used to make paper products in the rural Western Australian town of Moora. The founder of River House, a small WA company, claims that a wood pulp mill costs five times as much as a straw pulp plant and uses 10 times as much energy. Furthermore, it takes 5 tonnes of wood to make one tonne of pulp, but only 1.5 tonnes of straw pulp. River House's new wheat straw pulp mill is set to produce five percent of our locally-made cardboard boxes. </div> <div> A proposal for a Kenaf paper mill in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, shows estimates that the workforce would be 300-strong, with an additional 180 ancillary jobs created to supply goods and services. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Worldwide, more than 163 million tonnes of new pulp is produced each year. More than 95% is made from wood. Over 95 million tonnes of reclaimed fibres are added to that in making an annual 246 million tonnes of new paper and board. Trees: it is estimated that between 10 and 17 trees are needed to produce 1 tonne of paper - enough for around 7,000 copies of a national newspaper. </div> <div> It takes: 2.7kg of wood, 130g of calcium carbonate, 85g of sulphur, 40g of chlorine and 300 litres of water - to make 1 kilogram of tree-fibre paper pulp. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Cereal Paper</B></div> <div> Temora NSW farmer-environmentalist Ian Thompson has begun a small business making paper from either cereal straw or pin rushes. Ian reduces the grasses to a pulp and presses them into paper to produce quality business cards and wedding invites.</div> <div> He says, "I'm doing it as a business and also to carry an environmental message. I like working with the pin rushes best - they don't have the nodes and knots of cereal straw.</div> <div> His property is also a declared sanctuary in order to deter shooters and non-conservation minded people <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Arial" >7</FONT>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Banana Paper</B></div> <div> The Costa Rica Natural Paper Company with its partner the major central American paper manufacturer The Simam Group, has formed the Costa Rica Natural Paper Company, which produces 100 percent recycled paper made from 95% post-consumer paper fibre and 5% banana stalks. College students grow, harvest and process the banana stalks. The end products include recycled staionery, notepads, journals, cards, boxes, art supplies and envelopes. There is no residual banana smell, but the texture is smooth and appearance very attractive. The high quality office papers can be used in printers and copiers.quality.</div> <bR> <div> 1. Michael Pilarski is the author of Restoration Forestry - an International Guide, and Restoration Forestry in Australia.</div> <div> 2. The American Farm Bureau Federation, the largest farming organisaion in the US, passed a unanimous resolution in January '96 to "encourage research into the viability and economic potential of industrial hemp production in the US". This includes "planting test plots... using modern agricultural techniques".</div> <div> See also Hemp Organisations, and Books, Hemp.</div> <div> 3. Canvas' derives from the Latin word 'cannabis' which translates as 'hemp'. Hemp was the traditional fibre for fabric in sails, tarpaulins, tents, parachutes, etc, although flax and cotton-derived fabrics are also considered to be 'canvases'.</div> <div> 4. NSW rice farmers alone burn 600,000 metric tonnes of rice straw each year! See Straw Bale Building in Australia.</div> <div> 5. For sources of tree-free paper, see Non Timber Paper listings in the Directory.</div> <div> 6. From Forests and Jobs , by Gini Stanley - see Books, Ethical Timber.</div> <div> 7. From Trees By The Million - Greening Australia newsletter.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="b02c8010.png" border=0 width="200" height="1" ALT="line break" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                   <IMG SRC="b02c8010.png" border=0 width="200" height="1" ALT="line break" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                <IMG SRC="b02c8010.png" border=0 width="200" height="1" ALT="line break" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                   <IMG SRC="b02c8010.png" border=0 width="200" height="1" ALT="line break" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Please Note:</B></div> <div> The information in this online database is accurate to the best of our knowledge as of 2009 and is based on information provided by the manufacturers of the products listed herein, which report post-consumer plastic content of at least 10 percent. The list of products and companies in this database does not constitute any endorsement by the GoogleGrease or any of their representatives as to the quality or performance of the products.</div> <div> GoogleGrease makes any guaranty, warranty or representation of any kind related to the listed products. This database is provided for informational purposes only, and any reliance on the information provided in this database is done at the sole discretion and risk of the user without any liability accruing to GoogleGrease. Recycling of all plastics may not be available everywhere.</div> <div> Check if recycling exists in your area.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>