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Is the paper industry getting greener? Five questions answered

  • Written by Gary M. Scott, Professor and Chair, Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
imagePlant worker at Gorham Paper & Tissue, Gorham, New Hampshire, 2015.Erikabarker/Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

Editor’s note: Arbor Day, which falls on April 28 this year, was established in the United States in 1872 as a day to plant and care for trees. To mark the event, Gary M. Scott, chair of the Paper and Bioprocess Engineering Department at...

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