I was reading Shannon's blog, Ilivewithit. On September 18, 2008, she discussed the life cycle of paper. Prior to the industrial revolution, this wood pulp-based product was naturally biodegradable. Now, unfortunately, in order to keep up its appearance and usability in successive products, it has become contaminated with toxins (yes, folks, these can hurt us). Shannon revealed that there is "paper" out there made of completely synthetic materials that can not only be recycled successfully (no loss of trees) but also it doesn't emit any harmful substances.
The moral of the story: We needn't look far to find products which do what we want them to do but don't harm us or the environment!
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