Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Some Interesting Information About The Use Of Paper For You

By Dave Shuttle


We have so many uses for paper today, we do not even stop to think about it. We get a strip of it whenever we buy groceries or a fast food meal in the form of a receipt. It can be thick, thin, blue, pink, round or standard 8 by 11. We use it for record books, manuals, paperback novels, coloring books and many, many more things. We cut it into different shapes, hang it around the room as seasonal decoration and wrap it around presents to make them more of a surprise when opened.

We get a strip of it in the form of a receipt every time we buy something. We have record books to keep track of all of these purchases because we usually throw the receipt away. We keep track of things with pen and paper because we know it is more convenient than carrying our computer around with us. We shape it, color it and hang it around the house during the holidays or for special events. We wrap surprise gifts in it so that the contents cannot be seen.

Our technological advances have made the use of traditional forms almost nonexistent. We are seeing a rapid decline in the use of letter sending every single day. As the years go by, the postal service suffers losses due to this electronic invasion. Otherwise, the paper industry is thriving. Because of recycling, it is easy to find. Businesspeople make a point of shredding and recycling the documents that are run through the company.

There are many more options for how this material is used. It can be found on every continent on earth. It can be laminated for prosperity, sealed to make it official and made fire-resistant. It can be as soft as tissue or as hard as wood.

We are leaning away from using this material for economical and environmental reasons but we still see new paperback novels being printed and pamphlets or brochures for advertisement all the time. These are things that are not going to end anytime soon. Research shows that the changes that have been made in the way we use and the way we recycle has made a great impact on the health of the planet.

Even with these changes, we still have an everyday need for paper. It is in use in the bathroom and the kitchen to a great extent, helping us clean our surfaces and our bodies, too. It is used to help keep household items clean and sanitary and from a red, raw nose when someone has a cold.

We use it to make picnic products. This includes cups, napkins, plates, tablecloths, utensils and so much more. The quality of the product is often reflected by the price it is sold for. It is still used in business every single day for drafts and memos. Books are still being written, printed and sold in the millions. It seemed the e-book fad would take over completely, in essence eliminating the traditional paperback books. This is not proving to be the case, although this industry does continue to grow.

A very common item that is used and continues to be made of paper to this day is the business card. Even though drivers licenses and many other ID cards have gone to paperless systems and issue plastic cards instead, some things like car registration, and medical insurance cards are made of it to this day.




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