Show I II It PAPER PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT Biodegradable Is rapidly rapid rapid- ly becoming a household term In today's ecology conscious society But paradoxically para pare Its It's misused and misunderstood as often as not For example people are concerned over paper products products prod and their effects on the environment Yet paper is probably the most bio biodegradable degradable waste product generated in the home It has almost a in built disposability dis dis- system system It dt biodegrades blade grades into carbon dioxide and water vapor What's more sanitary pal paper paper pa pa- l' l per er products products often orten the the bug bug of or environmentalists environmentalists- represent only a small fraction frac trac tion of or the total paper waste coming out of or the average home and an even smaller fraction of or the total solid waste for the nation Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Some Some- times paper waste is even Vc f j wt w- w t t witness beneficial its use as fuel ruel In many Incinerators Without paper nonrenewable nonrenewable renew non able fossil rossil fuels would be required for combustion Another popular misconception miscon according to Scott Papers Paper's Consumer Service Center is that the dyes In colored paper products In In- Inhibit Inhibit hibit the biodegradability of or orthe the paper and may even be harmful to lo the environment Tills This was first suggested during during dur duro ing Garth week in 1970 and the idea gained great sup sup- support port But environmentalists lists have admitted that th they were too hasty in what they said about colored consumer paper products i Two Two organization admitted admit admitted ted they w were r relying on the fhe others other word about the Ute colored tissue Issue without r carrying out any Independent ent testing or research But several leading universities uni universities have carried out Independent ese research Re suits turned u ui no evidence to link paper dyes dyel with water water wa we weter ter pollution The dye In paper products make up a tiny one tenth of or one percent percent per per- percent cent of or the products by weight which translates Into Into In Into In- In to no more than one part per billion The only conclusion that can be drawn from tram this evidence evidence evi evl evi- evi dence is that colored paper products are completely safe sare for personal use and for the environment In which they finally end up For a booklet booklet book book- let on Paper People and Pollution send 25 to cover postage and handling to Scott Paper Company Scott Plaza Philadelphia Pennsylvania |