quality of paper

[Jskid]

On Staples' webpage I was reading about types of paper and it states

Myth: Recycled copy paper is less expensive than copy paper with no recycled materials.
Fact: Producing recycled copy paper is a complicated manufacturing process. Collecting and converting recycled materials makes it more expensive to produce. However, recycled paper comes at a much lower cost to the environment.
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It sort of seems they shoot themselves in the foot by saying "materials are being conserved but those savings aren't getting passed down to you".

 

[surfsatwerk]

It sort of seems they shoot themselves in the foot by saying "materials are being conserved but those savings aren't getting passed down to you".

No I don't get that at all.

 

[rivan]

Collecting and converting recycled materials makes it more expensive to produce.

No I don't get that at all.

I don't see them saying what you suggest, either.

 

[Barfo]

It sort of seems they shoot themselves in the foot by saying "materials are being conserved but those savings aren't getting passed down to you".

No dumbass, it comes cheaper to mother nature but more expensive for your wallet.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

increased financial cost for a decreased environmental cost

more expensive to produce due to more complex production process

 

[alkemyst]

/facepalm

 

[Markbnj]

I'm pretty sure all recycled materials are more expensive to use and produce than their new counterparts.

 

[SandEagle]

this is why i dont bother with recycling. too much hassle

 

[Rumpltzer]

I'm pretty sure all recycled materials are more expensive to use and produce than their new counterparts.

I don't think that it's true for metals where we need to dig it out of the ground and refine it.

In the case of paper, it's not like we're chopping down old growth and South American rainforests. In northwest Florida and southern Alabama along Interstate 10, for instance, you've got miles and miles and miles of scrawny pine trees growing in rows; tree farms for making paper and cardboard. Let them grow on cheap land with little care, chop them down for paper, plant new trees and start over again. Looks like this is still cheaper than collecting and recycling.


In Los Angeles, recycling isn't a hassle. We have a large rolling container for garbage and one for mixed recycling. You dump your stuff into one container or the other; all recycleable stuff (metal, plastic, paper and carboard) goes together into one can to be sorted at the facility.