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i can't seem to comment on the blog entry itself right now (errors out), so i'm leaving this here to remind myself to try again later.
re: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/viastone_biodeg.php#perma which links to several companies that create papers from minerals and a binder, who all tout themselves as environmentally friendly: viastone, xterrance, and terraskin. the papers are all 100% tree-free, and are made from mineral powders with a non-toxic resin binder.
the viastone link in the treehugger entry doesn't work; it should be http://www.viastone.net instead. also, the link to xterrane doesn't actually link to the company's website; that should be http://xterrane.en.ecplaza.net/
i don't know how i feel about this rock paper (beyond wanting to take scissors to it right away :). tried to find out more about its manufacture, but all the named websites are fairly worthless on that account. googling didn't get me much further, but i came across another company, Taiwan LM Technology Co. making such a paper, who actually list their european patent number, which allowed me to look up their patent.
limestone isn't exactly a renewable resource. tree farms aren't great, but limestone quarries are worse. the process, however, might well be more environmentally friendly than what paper-and-pulp factories do these days. gotta read the patent to find out; they're claiming some nice stuff. i also wonder about the archival qualities of such papers; we've learned a lot about cellulose over the years, but we know nothing much about this. but i'll definitely gonna get me some to try them out.
re: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/viastone_biodeg.php#perma which links to several companies that create papers from minerals and a binder, who all tout themselves as environmentally friendly: viastone, xterrance, and terraskin. the papers are all 100% tree-free, and are made from mineral powders with a non-toxic resin binder.
the viastone link in the treehugger entry doesn't work; it should be http://www.viastone.net instead. also, the link to xterrane doesn't actually link to the company's website; that should be http://xterrane.en.ecplaza.net/
i don't know how i feel about this rock paper (beyond wanting to take scissors to it right away :). tried to find out more about its manufacture, but all the named websites are fairly worthless on that account. googling didn't get me much further, but i came across another company, Taiwan LM Technology Co. making such a paper, who actually list their european patent number, which allowed me to look up their patent.
limestone isn't exactly a renewable resource. tree farms aren't great, but limestone quarries are worse. the process, however, might well be more environmentally friendly than what paper-and-pulp factories do these days. gotta read the patent to find out; they're claiming some nice stuff. i also wonder about the archival qualities of such papers; we've learned a lot about cellulose over the years, but we know nothing much about this. but i'll definitely gonna get me some to try them out.