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Thanks.
2006-08-20 14:50:52 · 11 answers · asked by nimo22 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
To Buggie89, I know what the word "thanks" is for, I don't need a lesson from some silly twit on the meaning of the word. I put it on there to thank people in advance for considering my question, I'm sure most people understand that, too bad you didn't. To SkyRaider, thanks for your thoughtful input and great ideas. I would never dream of putting a damper on my daughter's creativity, right now her favorite paper to use is our computer printing paper, which we happily continue to buy for her. I like your thoughts on making her aware of where those products come from.
2006-08-22 02:41:45 · update #1
Paper companies do not ravage forests for trees. They grow their own trees, harvest them and replant them. They use young trees about 7 to 10 years old. Older trees do not make good paper, something about the pulp. Basically it the same as eating vegatables. The farmers grow the veggies, harvest them and replant them. As far as recycled paper goes, it is good to use, but the main reason is to keep the paper out of landfills, not saving a 200 year old oak tree.
2006-08-20 15:06:18 · answer #1 · answered by sailingmariner 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to be antagonistic, but if you want to develop your child's artistic abilities, any attempt to curb paper usage will cause a negative reaction on her creativity. I consider myself very thoughtful about the environment and recycling, and also work in a field where I need to use a lot of paper. I hate to throw away paper and not recycle, but the solution is more cultural, social and political than technical.
Most paper can be recycled, but there has to be an infrastructure in the locality to support this. Buying recycled paper helps somewhat in a general sense, but not as much as influencing your city or county to recycle massive amounts of paper pulp, plastic, metal and toxic products used in industry and thrown away. The amount of paper your daughter is using is negligible.
But what you do is commendable. I think you should let your daughter use all the paper she wants, but of course instill in her the knowledge of where it comes from, and how nature provides for all of us but we have to preserve our source of materials in different ways.
Also it would be cool to actually make paper with her, that way you recycle your own, and it looks cool. I've always wanted to do that but never done it since you need a bit of equipment and time, but it can be done even with everyday materials.
Good luck.
2006-08-20 15:07:50 · answer #2 · answered by SkyRaider 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
your daughter isn't causing harm to our planet.
Think of it this way.
No virgin timber is cut down to make paper. So the paper we use in our day to day lives is made from trees that are grown for that purpose. The trees are planted, grown for 25 years, cut down, made into paper, and the field is replanted for another 25 years. It's just like a farmer growing corn. When was the last time you heard of someone boycoting a farmer because he cut down his corn. Silly huh?
Tell your creative daughter to enjoy herself and draw till her heart is content. If you're still worried you can find paper at most office supply stores that vary from being made from 25 to 100 percent recycled paper fibers.
Peace.
2006-08-20 14:58:47 · answer #3 · answered by flteacherdude 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go to Yahoo Shopping and search for recycled notebook paper...I just tried it and came up with lots of options. Good luck!
2006-08-20 14:58:47 · answer #4 · answered by just me 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I googled it (sorry yahoo...) and I found this website that has everything environmentally friendly, not just recycled.
www.thegreenoffice.com
2006-08-20 16:09:55 · answer #5 · answered by J C 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
hi nimo, yea my husband can pretty much choose where he wants to go, as long as they have his career field and spots are open, they are usually always open in germany, thanks for the link!
2006-08-22 09:47:41 · answer #6 · answered by AFwife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope!
2006-08-20 14:55:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If your asking if the word thanks is a question you should put a question mark after it. And thanks is a way of telling someone that you noticed what they did.
2006-08-20 14:57:37 · answer #8 · answered by buggie89 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
http://www.treecycle.com/
Or you can make it yourself it really isnt difficult and its really fun for kids to do too
http://www.recyclezone.org.uk/az_makepaper.aspx
2006-08-20 14:58:56 · answer #9 · answered by Amber 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
http://www.treecycle.com/
http://www.ecomall.com/biz/paper.htm
http://www.mamasearth.com/paper_products.htm
2006-08-20 14:59:19 · answer #10 · answered by rcsanandreas 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋