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Re:A Startup Making Paper Out of Stone, Not Trees by PhasmaFelis on Thursday June 15, 2017 @10:06PM (#14566126)
I thought they mainly used fast-growing pine plantations planted specifically to harvest for paper.

(Which still isn't 100% ideal, because monocultured pine isn't friendly to the local species and they're generally devoid of animal life, but way better than clearcutting wild forest.)

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Re:A Startup Making Paper Out of Stone, Not Trees by soupbowl on Thursday June 15, 2017 @10:22PM (#14566187)
It is possible that some where in the world people do that. Lumber is worth far more money than paper, especially in our current economy. Growing trees for paper in a forest rich area like western Canada is more effort than it's worth and more expensive.
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