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This
concise and attractive resource offers fiber profiles,
a directory of suppliers, a toolkit for choosing and
purchasing paper and 17 pages of actual paper samples.
— Orion
Afield
Highly informative
and inspiring.
— Deborah
Bruner, New Leaf Paper |
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Published
in 1999, 48 pages. 6" x 9"
17 Tree-free and recycled swatches
Written by Daniel Imhoff
Foreward by Randy Hayes
ISBN-0-9673788-0-X
US $ 15.00
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From Rags to Wood
Although paper has been around for at least 2,000 years, the
rise of wood-based industrial papermaking in the mid-19th
century changed the world with a nearly unprecedented power.
Today, U.S. per capita paper consumption is estimated at over
700 pounds. The global paper industry is one of the world’s
largest users of energy and fresh water, and wields considerable
impacts on ecosystems, including the consumption of as much
as 40 percent of all wood harvested, and the release of persistent,
carcinogenic chemicals that are the byproducts of the bleaching
and delignification processes. The use of post-consumer and
non-wood fibers should be a top priority for anyone interested
in reducing the impacts of paper production. |
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Tree
Free Paper — Overview
While it is fairly well-known that wood-based paper is largely
a 20th Century phenomenon, and that the impacts of paper production
and over-consumption are taking a devastating toll on forests
worldwide, there remains a true void of information on environmentally
preferable paper options.
The Guide to Tree-free Recycled and Certified Papers
- the first volume in the Wood Reduction trilogy - is such
a book. Designed specifically for professionals (graphic designers,
procurement specialists, print production managers, and others)
this practical volume lays out the case against wood-based
paper, and offers a practical resource of the best high-post-consumer
content recycled and non-wood content papers. Artfully designed,
easy to read, this book's most impressive element might be
its swatch section, where users have handy reference to 17
different leading environmental stocks.
With 14,000 copies in print, this book is quickly becoming
a purchasing bible for environmentally minded paper consumers.
Now, Watershed Media has made the contents of the book available
on the web. If you don't have a copy for your studio reference
section, you still might consider buying one while limited
supplies hold out. |
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