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Re:Restoring natural forests is the best way to remove atmos... by bobbane on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @10:12PM (#19560242)
A lot of paper in the US ends up in landfills. Paper in a landfill is sequestered carbon, since it basically does not decompose once it’s buried.

So, if you subscribe to a dead-tree newspaper, it might be better for the atmosphere to throw away the paper instead of recycling it.

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