Time for Some Schooling around Paper, Kids, and the Environment
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Parents and kids prefer paper for learning; that much is clear when you look at the results of this year’s Paper and Productivity Learning report, based on the answers of more than 3,000 parents of school-aged children in Canada and...
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Go Ahead and Love Paper …. Your Audience Does
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Most of us are cognizant of the need to protect our environment. And most of us do things every day with this in mind … maybe we recycle, or turn down the water heater just a few degrees, or keep...
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Corporate Greenwashing is Just About Washed Up
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It’s been five years since the FTC cracked down on environmental marketing, warning companies that their “go green / go paperless” campaigns were misleading and unsubstantiated. The claims that digital is greener than paper don’t hold water, and consumers were...
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The New Normal for Paper
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Paper pricing in the printing industry has always been a bit of a roller coaster ride, with hefty increases due to supply shortages in 2018. But according to D. Eadward Tree in Publishing Executive, don’t hold your breath waiting for...
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The Long, Complex History of Humans and Paper
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It’s been a staple of human communication for more than 2,000 years when paper was invented in China. And it radically changed mankind’s ability to retain and transmit our collective knowledge. Prior to paper’s invention, explains Marcia Wendorf in Interesting...
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Want to Remember It? Write it By Hand
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“You will never see me taking notes in class on a laptop.” That decisive statement from WMU engineering student Jacob Gabriel Courey is, it turns out, backed by science. “Handheld technology may help kids communicate faster with their thumbs on...
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More Data to Bust the Greenwashing Myth
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Myth: Electronic communication is more environmentally friendly than paper-based communication. Fact: Tons of e-waste are generated globally each year, and only a small percentage is collected and reused. As more consumers adopted digital devices over the last decades, many brands...
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A Decade of Delusions Under the Tree
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Understanding the 10 things the industry got wrong – really wrong – about publishing in the 21st century.Do you ever read an article and find yourself nodding along, saying “yes!” and generally just agreeing wholeheartedly with everything the writer says?...
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Weathering the Paper Industry Storm
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Todd Palkowitsh, Purchasing Manager, Freeport Press It’s no secret that the printing paper industry is facing some pretty significant challenges right now. Some industry veterans are calling it the worst paper market seen in modern printing. Yes, we’ve seen some...
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The Hidden Cost in Your Printing Project … Straight from Washington D.C. 
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Concerned about rising paper costs? You can thank the U.S. government for some of that, according to some truck drivers. The electronic-logging device (ELD) mandate is supposed to protect truckers and make their jobs safer. But some say it’s causing...
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