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Recycle Paper:Are FSC papers really that green?

Having been involved with the paper industry for the last 17 years, I have witnessed many changing environmental paper trends. Every few years something new emerges in the industry that is considered environmentally trendy at the time. First it was the “post-consumer waste” content or PCW recycled content by which the greenness of a paper was measured.

Create Your Own Tshirt: Great Tshirt Gift Ideas

Creating your own t-shirts or making a unique tshirt gift for any special individual or group of friends that want to express themselves in a positive light is always inspriational. Some great ideas for a tshirt gift would be:

A Tshirt Gift for Family Vacations

Ideas for Sending a Tree Gift Card

Creative Ideas for Using Curtain Panels and Valences to Brighten Kitchens

There is no question that beautiful curtain panels and valences brighten kitchens. However, curtain panels and valences can even be used to brighten kitchens in places that you might not realize. If you don’t have the obvious spot above your kitchen sink for curtain panels and valences, look around for a creative spots to add them.

Hang Curtain Panels and Valences on a Door

The History of Recycled Paper

If it were not for the efforts of the world's paper recycling industries, tremendous volumes of waste paper from discarded newspapers and magazines, junk mail and printer scrap would end up in the waste stream and, thus, in local landfills and incinerators.

Decorate Your Walkways for Guests Using Candle Luminaries

Celebrate the 4th With Luminaries

It is almost the 4th of July, and it is the best time of year to gather friends, neighbors, and family to enjoy this summer celebration. Outdoor parties are fun for everyone in the summer, whether it is a casual gathering with all of the kids, or an elegant evening event, just for the adults. Either way, the details including beautiful luminaries can be used in many creative ways to decorate an Independence Day party.

Window Well Covers – The Facts

Why Use Recycled Paper?

The impacts of society’s paper use on the environment are significant and alarming. For example, to paper produce each week’s Sunday newspaper, 500,000 trees must be cut down. Recycling a single run of the Sunday New York Times would save 75,000 trees. If Americans would recycle just one-tenth of their newspapers we would save about 25,000,000 trees a year. Paper waste accounts for 40% of all municipal waste by weight and 50% by volume.

Transfer Product: Did You Know You Could Use ImageStix®?

ImageStix® ’s semi-gloss surface produces a brighter, sharper image no matter want your design. No additional paper treatment is necessary and stickers are water-safe and sun friendly. Unlike other stickers, ImageStix® can be removed and reused – we have test samples that have been removed hundreds of times. There are so many cool things you can create with ImageStix® ®. Image the possibilities! Think car stickers, window stickers, promotional pieces, etc.