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Forests are under tremendous pressure from logging for wood and paper products and the manufacturing processes can be very harmful to human health and the environment. A forest area the size of 20 football fields is lost every minute to paper production.

Although there have been some technological advances, the forest and paper products industries generally still employ production processes that destroy habitat, contaminate drinking water and release greenhouse gases.

Consumers and companies alike have the power to reduce pressure placed on forests worldwide. Click on a link below for more information, and to find out how you can make a difference now.

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Better Paper Project web community »

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Better Paper's Better Magazine List »

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Questions/Comments? Email Better Paper Project Director, Frank Locantore.


† Source: Envirofacts.com