Eco-guilt

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Alex

Here's an overview of the research on recycling paper (note, not direct cite to studies).

Just one small note on something in the article:

They also point out, correctly, that making virgin paper also involves a host of dodgy chemicals, particularly the bleach used to whiten the end product.

Those same chemicals (and more), ESPECIALLY the bleach, are used in the production of recycled paper (with the exception of the paragraph below).

One major difference not differentiated (even by me - my bad) is that the best use of recycled paper is in brown paper products: shopping bags, cardboard, etc. Where it is not good to use is for common office papers, printing papers, etc - basically where a white paper is needed.