Forget recycling paper. Japan is making biodegradable paper from noodles

Researchers in western Japan are using microbes to convert leftovers from the prefecture’s famous noodle into strong, ...
New Scientist

CRISPR-edited trees reduce the energy and water required to make paper

Using CRISPR to genetically edit trees could dramatically cut the energy footprint of the paper industry. Making paper is both energy and water intensive, says Jack Wang at North Carolina State ...
Business Wire

Farmers Getting Boost From Paper Waste Once Headed to Landfills

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--America’s farmers are reaping more indirect benefits from the spike in e-commerce and shipping, thanks to a mineral rich byproduct of the thermal process that powers a paper ...
KVUE

What is white liquor, the caustic chemical involved in the Washington state paper mill disaster?

LONGVIEW, Wash. — White liquor, a superheated chemical mixture used to break down wood into paper pulp, is at the center of the deadly tank implosion at the Nippon Dynawave paper mill in Longview. The ...