Digital reading or print on paper, what pollutes more?

Friends of the Earth France says in a report that the eReader is an “ecological disaster”. The arguments advanced on its website are the energy cost of producing electronic reading devices and the deforestation that causes the access to certain minerals usually in developing countries to manufacture their parts, which are often not recyclable. Because […]

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Plastic bags are history in California

Los Angeles has become the largest U.S. city to pass in the full City Council to ban the use of plastic bags in supermarkets and department stores to reduce the waste generated by the Californian city. The measure, which is not yet completed processing and is awaiting the signature of the mayor, will be implemented […]

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The European production and consumption of paper and cardboard go down in 2012

According to the latest statistics from CEPI, the European paper and pulp production in 2012 continues to be affected by the economic slowdown that began in mid-2011. European industry is looking for a healthy balance between supply and demand and is modernizing its industrial base to remain competitive. The overall performance of all CEPI member countries has been similar to that of the main producing regions of the world such as USA, Japan and South Korea. Only China and Brazil have better performed. CEPI members produced 92.1 […]

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