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paper is made from pulpwood, which comes from soft wood trees such as pines, not from the mighty oaks or from old grown forests. There is land set aside for these trees to be grown and they are grown and re grown over and over making it a renewable resource.
creating new paper is a very simple process, recycling paper is not so easy. It has to be collected, cleaned, shredded and treated chemically before it can be turned into a paper that is of lesser quality. The treatment of recycled paper uses more chemicals than the original paper did, which is bad for the environment.
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Yes a lot of people seem to forget this.
Also people seem to confuse recyling with 'saving money' - i think for the majority of products its cheaper to start from scratch than to recyle ( I think Alluminium and other metals are the exception).
I'll try have a look around to find some links.