Originally Posted by crockett

Paper for the most part comes from trees grown on tree farms. So wasting paper and not recycling it is actually better for the environment.

If we didn't use or waste paper, they wouldn't plant the trees that are used to make paper with. The trees grow for 20 years or so producing oxygen for us to breathe. When they are harvested, they are replanted to restart the process all over again.

So using a piece of paper, is just like eating a apple, both are grown for consumption.