Microsoft Saves 8000 Trees Annually: Janique Madison Praises IT Giant for Switching to 100% Recycled Paper

Microsoft Corporation has taken a big leap in helping maintain the environment by switching from 30 percent to 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper. Janique Madison, San Diego-based green activist and business developer, states that using recycled paper saves trees, and Microsoft’s environmental initiative will in turn save 8,000 trees every year.

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To be able to make the transition, the company has partnered with Grays Bruce Harbor Paper which creates a line of Green e-certified 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper called Harbor 100. Grays Harbor makes use of recycled fibers from post-consumer waste to make this special eco-friendly paper. The process includes no chlorine, and is powered by energy from wood waste sustainably collected from the forest floor.

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With many businesses like Microsoft taking initiatives in going green, Janique Madison also encourages individuals to use recycled paper to save trees, water, and waste. Recycled paper works just as well as virgin papers and is also great for printing using laser printers. They save natural resources by lowering the demand on wood and create less toxic bi-products like carbon dioxide. Using 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper has even greater benefits to the environment. A huge company like Microsoft with thousands of employees that use this kind of paper everyday will save five Olympic-sized swimming pools of water waste per year and avert eight solid waste-filled garbage trucks from ending up in landfills. Recycled paper also lessens the need for bleaching agents which helps in creating a healthier atmosphere to live in.

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To know more about Janique Madison’s crusade against pollution and damage of Mother Nature, follow her on Twitter or visit her Facebook page.