Since 1990, Weyerhaeuser has found ways to capture, reuse or recycle most of the chemicals used in manufacturing paper products and have reduced water consumption by 40 percent. All this is good news to an economy that continues to rely on paper. The information age, in spite of the predictions, has not been paperless. The average American now uses 750 pounds of paper yearly. Developing nations moving into the computer age are also experiencing increased paper consumption.
Paper also continues to be the vehicle of choice for archives.
The life of information on a compact disk is only 30 years while acid-free paper can preserve the information for centuries. However, as a rule of thumb, the more recycled content paper contains the less acid it also contains. One more reason for buying recycled paper. Thank you Weyerhaeuser. What You Should Know Recycling Ink-jet Printer Cartridges.