Why use tree-free fiber for making tissue paper?
To save trees. The pulp and paper industry is the largest single industrial wood consumer in the world. In the United States alone more than 12,000 square miles of forest are cleared to make paper each year. In developing countries like China, the environmental cost is more devastating. Over 21 million tons of tissue papers are consumed in the world every year. Using tree-free tissue papers will save millions of trees and greatly reduce the need for non-sustainable clear-cutting. • What are the sources of tree-free fibers? There are four major sources: • Agricultural residues (cereal straws, sugar cane stalks, etc.) • Textile waste (cotton linters after ginning for textiles, cotton scraps, etc.) • Wild plants (bamboo, reed, etc.) • On-purpose crops (Hemp, Kenaf, Flax, etc.) SPP uses a mix of agricultural residues, textile waste and wild plants in making its tree-free tissue papers. They are the most environmentally beneficial sources for paper making. • Is tree-free tissue paper more e
