Save a Tree (and a Bird). Buy Recycled Paper

You may be surprised to learn about this connection.

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By Dan Shapley

Even if recycled toilet paper rubs you wrong, at least choose recycled napkins, paper towels, office paper and other paper products. (Reusable towels and napkins are even better!)

It's been calculated that Americans toss so much office paper that a year's worth would stretch from Los Angeles to New York and stand 12 feet tall.

Considering that logging of the boreal forest in Canada and Siberia is happening at a lightning-quick pace that is proving too speedy for many songbirds that live there. The feathered friend at the feeder can serve as an everyday reminder of the importance of the simple choice — recycled paper, please.

Here are a few recycled office paper options:

Boise Aspen office paper (100% recycled content, $45 for 5,000 sheets at amazon.com)
Hammermill office paper (30% recycled content, $40 for 5,000 sheets at amazon.com)
Printworks office paper (30% recycled content, $7 for 500 sheets at amazon.com)

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