THE
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVANTAGE
- Environmental
Benefits
- Advantages
of Hemp
The
following represents a small snapshot of the advantages of hemp:
Hemp is
best for paper pulp
- Wood
accounts for 92% of all papermaking world-wide.
- Pulp
wood accounts for 14% of wood felling. Forests cannot meet the demand
of the paper industry.
- Pulp
made of bast of hemp is superior to softwood pulp.
- Pulp
of core stem is similar to hardwood pulp. Whole stem is best.
- The
water pollution of wood pulp and paper mills is serious. The waste dioxins
(primary toxic component of Agent Orange) cause cancer.
- Total
Chlorine Free (TCF) processes can be easily applied to hemp pulp.
- The
hemp paper is safer for the planet and you - especially for food packaging.
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