Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Final Potter book goes easy on the trees

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070320/ap_en_ot/books_green_potter;_ylt=AjuCWL4VOEn9v9tKlOVkmykDW7oF
Scholastic Inc. announced Tuesday that it had agreed with the Rainforest Alliance, a conservation organization that works with the business community, on tightened environmental standards for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," coming out July 21 with a first printing of 12 million.

_The paper used will contain "a minimum of 30 percent post-consumer waste (pcw) fiber."
_Nearly two-thirds of the 16,700 tons of paper will be approved by the Forest Stewardship Council, an international organization with a mission to "promote environmentally responsible, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the world's forests."
_A "deluxe" edition of the new book, which has a first printing of 100,000, will be printed on paper that contains "100 percent post-consumer waste fiber."

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