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They’re making paper out of stone — and saving lots of trees

Is it possible to make paper without trees? Australian entrepreneurs Kevin Garcia and Jon Tse were determined to find out. They spent a year researching a possible alternative that could serve as a ...
Fast Company

To use fewer trees and less water, this paper is made from grass

Processing wood into paper requires a lot of water, energy, and chemicals. Creapaper mixes in grass, reducing the need for trees—and all the resources necessary to process them. As the backlash ...
WDAF-TV

This paper is waterproof, hard to tear, recyclable and made out of stone

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Australian entrepreneurs Kevin Garcia and ...
KGW8

West Linn mill making paper with straw pulp

WEST LINN, Ore. — On the banks of the Willamette River in West Linn sits a 130-year-old paper mill. The factory, once sewn into the state's fabric, faced the same fate as other paper mills in Oregon ...
Business Wire

Columbia Pulp Opens Pilot Plant Producing Paper Pulp from Waste Straw in Washington

DAYTON, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Columbia Pulp I, LLC, announced Wednesday that the company has completed construction on its 18,000-square-foot pilot plant in Pomeroy, Washington. While construction ...