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18. Buy Recycled Paper
If you are taking the step to send your paper to be recycled, you probably want to close the loop and use that paper. In addition to helping
the environment, you are also helping the companies which process the recycled paper. There needs to be a balance between supply and demand, otherwise
paper recycling will not be a sustainable business. How do you know that the paper that you buy is recycled?
Look for the Postconsumer Content Symbol
When you see this symbol on a package of paper:

you know that you are buying a package of paper that contains some recycled paper.
According to the Solid Waste Policy Group At Rutgers University, recycled paper with 30% post-consumer content
costs the same as virgin paper. You can read more details on buying recycled paper by visiting their
web page.
Web search: post-consumer content paper
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