#wood pulp

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[indizombie]

The squeeze on fuel and energy costs will also push food prices higher, because a lot of agriculture is very energy intensive, the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) said. Fertiliser prices have also nearly tripled since last year. A lot of foil and wood pulp normally come from Russia, and the war has driven up packaging prices of those materials. Plastic packaging, which is made from oil, is also more expensive. Ukrainian roads, ports and warehouses have been heavily damaged in the war, and so the volume of exports will be reduced "for years to come" IGD said, putting pressure on supplies of sunflower oil and wheat.

‘Summer food prices to rise quickly, say grocery analysts’, BBC

[petpav]

Wood pulp production. Looks nice for lens, but I hate that smoke - non stop all year long - day and night.

[intelligentliving]

Researcher Creates Biodegradable Bioplastic Bag Using Pulp and Crab Shell

South Korean researcher Hwang Sung-Yeon invented a bioplastic bag from pulp and crab shells that's as strong as a parachute and decomposes within six months

[goingtiny]

We are flushing away our forests

Researchers warn that toilet paper is becoming unsustainable

“There is no need to cut down forests to make toilet roll, yet this is precisely what is happening,” said Alex Crumbie, a researcher for Ethical Consumer. “With consumer attention focused on plastic, some of the big brands have slowed and even reversed their use of recycled paper in the toilet rolls they make.”

The study singles out Kimberly-Clark, one of the biggest suppliers of toilet tissue worldwide. The proportion of recycled wood pulp used by the company has fallen over the years. In 2011, just under 30 percent of the total fibre used was recycled, but by 2017 this figure had fallen to 23.5 percent. Its popular Andrex brand used to offer a recycled/bamboo range but this was discontinued in 2015.

A 2017 Greenpeace report warned that large parts of Sweden’s Great Northern Forest, and the biodiversity contained within it, were under threat from the timber industry’s growing demand for virgin wood.

The new research flags to consumers that the chemicals used in the production of recycled paper are far less toxic than those used to bleach virgin pulp. It also warns consumers to be wary of thinking an FSC label on toilet roll is enough to ease their conscience.

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