Eco Friendly Papers

Paper manufacturers are increasingly becoming aware of the environment and are crating papers that are more Earth Friendly. Almost all papers are now made from trees grown specifically for paper companies and each tree that is used for paper is replaced with multiple trees. What is important is that we don't destroy "Ancient Forest Trees", trees that were not grown specifically to be paper. Learn how paper is made. more...

Marketsinitiative.org is a Canadian organization with a great information on this area. The following links will take you to their very informative site.

To understand the terms of Earth-Friendly paper,go to the DEFINITIONS of Ancient/Old-Growth Forests | Ancient Forest Friendly Paper | Endangered Forests | Recycled Products | Tree Free Products | Chlorine Free Products | Persistent Organic Pollutants. go to..

To understand the PAPER HIERARCHY of Eco-friendliness, go to..

To see a comprehensive ECO-PAPER DATABASE, go to..

Non Wood Papers

Paper made from rock. It saves trees buy it's not recyclable. more
Paper made from wheat and grains coming soon (we hope). more

 Common Earth Friendly Papers

Classic Crest | Classic Linen | Environment

What is recycled paper?

Manufactured consumer products are considered to be recycled if they are made from materials that otherwise would have been discarded as waste, and which have been broken down physically and/or chemically into basic raw materials which are then reused for a new product. The new product may be similar to the original product. However, merely taking an original product, cleaning it, painting it, and adding a new label does not meet the legal definition of 'recycled'- which requires a process of breaking down the original product.

Waste material is identified as 'post-industrial' or 'pre-consumer' if it was generated in the manufacturing process and was intended to be discarded. Waste is identified as 'post-consumer' if it is generated by products that have been sold to, used by, and then discarded by, consumers. Recycling both forms of waste conserves resources. Recycling manufacturers' wastes is primarily an issue of cost while recycling consumer waste is equally an issue of education of consumers, and availability of an economically viable collection network.