Comments on: How many times can a piece of paper be recycled? http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/23589 Feel Smart Again Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:46:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: MItzi http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/23589/comment-page-1#comment-216753 MItzi Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:43:31 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/23589#comment-216753 Would also like to know the answer to JJ's question Would also like to know the answer to JJ’s question

]]> By: Samuel http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/23589/comment-page-1#comment-135285 Samuel Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:11:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/23589#comment-135285 Your article did not mention that metals (aluminum, etc) can also be recycled indefinitely. Recycling metal also cuts down on the need for mining said metals. Aluminum and cardboard have the highest rates of actually being recycled into new products where-as plastics, which are an oil based product, barely get recycled at all. Even though paper only gets recycled a certain number of times, wood is a renewable resource and is also biodegradable. Thank you so much for your great site! I love visiting here and it really brings a lot into my day. Your article did not mention that metals (aluminum, etc) can also be recycled indefinitely. Recycling metal also cuts down on the need for mining said metals. Aluminum and cardboard have the highest rates of actually being recycled into new products where-as plastics, which are an oil based product, barely get recycled at all. Even though paper only gets recycled a certain number of times, wood is a renewable resource and is also biodegradable.

Thank you so much for your great site! I love visiting here and it really brings a lot into my day.

]]> By: JJ http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/23589/comment-page-1#comment-135278 JJ Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:53:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/23589#comment-135278 When the paper fibers slip away, where do they go? Are they thrown out? When the paper fibers slip away, where do they go? Are they thrown out?

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