Reader Asks About Tree-Free Paper in Portland

dont know if u have enough time annie, but if i was you, i'd go to the portland organic pizza eco-building place, and go see metafor or ecotrust and find our where u can get it locally

...but if you're in a hurry, how's Eugene for you? if that's not too far away;-) @livingTree paper, they have "10% hemp/flax 90% post conumer", and a "10% hemp/flax, 40% post-consumer waste, 20% pre-consumer waste & 30% certified sustainably harvested wood" paper, in everything from laserjet to books (and wedding cards, BTW congradulations) samples: 1.800.309.2974 LivingTree paper kicks ass"

You can try www.greenearthofficesupply.com they have a store in California, at least it's the same coast, maybe they can help.

you can try http://www.greenearthofficesupply.com/ they have a store in CA, i don't know if that's close enought but they may be able to help

(hope this isnt another doublepost- of so, srry)

LivingTree Paper is in Eugene OR, the dont have 100% treefree, but they have 10%hemp/flax 90%post consumer, and 10%hemp/flax 40%post consumer 40%preconsumer 10%forest certified, congrats on the wedding! LivingTree kicks ass, ask for Carol and say its a rush 4wedding, she'll help get it to you fast

what happened to the html??

www.livingtreepaper.com

Yes, Livingtree is the good.
I ordered it from Eugene and it arrived here in PDX in couple of days...

assuming thot you would prefer Tree-Free Paper because of environmental issues, i would like to present a few facts. paper manufacturers in Scandinavia (where i live), are very concerned about deforesting issues, and actually manage foresting in a way that the total number of trees increase. see
http://www.arcticpaper.com/statictextandlinks/page____1900.asp

they also produce paper containing only water soluble chemicals and additives, so that the paper is completely disintegrated.

for desktop printers we usually see bright-white homogenous paper, based on cellulose, which have been bleached and added clay to get a harder, whiter and more ink resistent surface, making the paper less disintegratable. this is not environmentally good. i know there are tree-fiber based copying paper available, but i have never actually seen it used (not even in the offices of a paper manufacturer making these).

this is the real problem, whether you are using paper containing fibers from trees, hemp or dip (recycled paper).

what about the printing inks?

there are several small volume specialized fine paper manufacturers in Sweden (and probably also other places in the world, like Canada), producing environmentally good, handcrafted papers.

I've recently been wondering why there aren't more tree-free papers available. Specifically, couldn't we put more agricultural waste to use, such as corn husks and leftovers from other grain processing? These seem to be cellulose-rich resources, and with a declining farming economy, it could be an added source of income if someone were buying this stuff up to make paper with.

Dear Annie,

This may sound crazy, but why not use email or a fun phone message? I mean, even if you find eco-friendly invitations, you'll still need to use wasteful envelopes to send them in.

And in all likelihood, most of your guests will probably not keep the invitations for very long anyway.

Hi Annie,

Recently we came across some very interesting photo paper. This paper is made from minerals, yes ROCKS. Sounds crazy, but the minerals allow for a very good texture and absorption, so the color is actually more crisp and detailed. And most importantly its TREE FREE. It may be something you may want to try out. Congrats on the upcoming wedding!

Although Annie is probably long-married by now, others may want to take a look at the heavy weight, tree free paper at Urban Eco. It has seeds in the paper so guests can plant it as a nice way to get the couple started off right.
http://store.urbanecoinc.com/paper-invitations.html