Repap

Paper is something us humans will always need, and over 4 millions trees are being cut down each year just for us to get our paper. Trees are a crucial and fundamental plant for our environment, and despite all out technological advances, including tablets and laptops, demand for paper has actually increased in the last forty years.

            A new way to create paper has now been announced by an Italian company that has now began the production of paper made from stone.  Even though there are already different ways of producing paper without using trees like, hemp paper or straw paper, none of these is as eco-friendly as the stone paper. With this new production of stone paper, calcium carbonate is extracted from limestone, and no water is actually needed for the production of the paper. The production of this paper also uses less energy, and emits less CO2 than original paper. Once made the color of the paper is naturally white, meaning there is no need for it to be bleached, and there is no need for any other harmful chemicals.

This paper named Repap, which is paper spelled backwards, is also recyclable, and can be turned into plastic bags, pots, or Repap paper. Repap is the ideal paper for all environmentalist, knowing that it will cause our beautiful earth less harm, while still having the use of paper. I believe productions like these will help keep our planet looking beautiful, and keep it safe. I hope that one day the production of Repap paper will soon be world wide, and will actually have more demand than traditional paper. 

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