Is there an office supply company that has products that are  non-toxic organic recyclable or biodegradable?
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Hmmm, good question. While I don't have the answer, I can suggest a few resources ...\n\n1) Treehugger: http://www.treehugger.com/\n\n2) Goto reviews: http://www.gotoreviews.com/\n\n3) Grist Magazine advice columnists:\nhttp://www.grist.org/advice/ask/\nhttp://www.grist.org/biz/tp/\n\n4) GreenBiz.com: http://greenbiz.com/
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http://www.recyclingbin.com/\nhttp://www.nextag.com/buyer/outpdir.jsp;jsessionid=B4D8DF9B424326D69693F42A0BA32E9C?nxtg=218c0a1c0505-FCFA3DDAB158F50F&search=plastic+recycling+bins\nhttp://www.improvementscatalog.com/product.asp?product=234529zz&dept_id=13222
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There is a company called Azerty.\n\nThey provide all almost all of the office suppliers with there products.\n\nhttp://www.azerty.com/Website/index.jsp\n\nFor ink cartridges, you'll have to search locally for a Re-manufactured manufaturer because that is the only money to be made. It is extremely hard for a small company to go up against a large company for name brand toners.\n\npaper is not bad, but you will have to find a realy cheap distributor out there..maybe China...cause the magins on paper are extremely low and it is very hard to make money on those products because of the firece competition.\n\nI'm in the industry I know.
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Paper online is dreadfully expensive. You need to pay for shipping, handling, and the actual item.\n\n\n\nI'm sure Office Max or Office Depot or Staples will have what you want. Thier specialty is stationary and other office supplies.\n\n\n\nStaples would probably be the best choice.\n\n\nIf you dont want to buy it retail, you can also use Microsoft Publisher. It's a great resource for variants of paper and stationary.
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Office supplies. Anything that you purchsed for office uses.
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Paper has always been used as a alternative material for making bags because they biodegrade better than most plastics, but recent discoveries has allowed for making plastic out of more ecologically-friendly materials that biodegrade after exposure to the elements. Though the process is much slower than paper's decomposition, it's still an improvement. As for other plastic items like bottles, there's a reason why we try to gather them for recycling! After all, the material would just go to waste if we dump it and just let it literally rot in the dump. But through recycling, we can actually ensure that they are processed for reuse instead of just being wasted. Recycling, however, is subject to the availability of facilities within the community--certain countries like Japan tend to have advanced recycling facilities while less developed countries don't. Then it's up to the community citizens to speak up and demand less wastage and more recycling!
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In my county in Maryland, we have recycling of glass, plastic, and mixed paper with weekly pickup at our houses. There seems to be widespread participation and it's much more convenient than lugging your bottles back to the store.
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you can search the internet for "recycling plastic materials" in your area, there are many manufacturers who colect (they pay for this kind of waste) PE, PP, PS, ABS or PET and made granules from it, selling them after for more, as raw material.
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office max or office depot
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No. The banana peel is biodegradable.\n\nIt is littering, though.
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go to google and search for the company!!
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Research as been done on biodegradable plastics that break down with the exposure to snlight. Starch can be mixed with plastic to allow it to degrade more easily, but it still doesn't lead to the complete breakdown of the plastic, unfortunately. Researchers have even genetically engineered a bacteria that will synthesize a completely biodegradable plastic, however this material is very expensive at the moment.\n\nQ: How are plastics recycled?\n\nThermoplastics can be remelted and reused. There are certain 'codes' placed on the plastics to help sort them out during the recycling process. You've probably seen them on various bottles, too. The link below lists the sort of labels you may find on plastics.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic#Biodegradable_Plastics\n\nQ: What are the long term impacts of these degradable plastics?\n\nThe disadvantage of biodegradable plastics is that the carbon that is locked inside them is released as a greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, when they degrade. These plastics are also too costly and limited to use at the moment. When such plastic materials are dumped into landfills, they can become "mummified" and persist for decades even if they are supposed to be biodegradable. In this regard, though, plastics are no worse than food or paper, which also fail to degrade in landfills.\n\nHope this helps!
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Title : Biodegradable Plastics\n\nSummary : Plastics have become an important part of modern life and are used in different sectors of applications like packaging, building materials, consumer products and much more. Each year about 100 million tons of plastics are produced worldwide.\n\nDemand for plastics in India reached about 4.3 million tons in the year 2001-02 and would increase to about 8 million tons in the year 2006-07. Currently, however, the per capita consumption of plastics in India is only about 3 kg compared to 30-40 kg in the developed countries. The present market in India is of about Rs. 25,000 crore.\n\nHazards of Plastics: Most of today's plastics and synthetic polymers are produced from petrochemicals. As conventional plastics are persistent in the environment, improperly disposed plastic materials are a significant source of environmental pollution, potentially harming life. The plastic sheets or bags do not allow water and air to go into earth which causes reduction in fertility status of soil, preventing degradation of other normal substances, depletion of underground water source and danger to animal life. In the seas too, plastic rubbish - from ropes and nets to the plastic bands from beer packs -choke and entangle the marine mammals.\n\nBio plastics are biodegradable plastics, whose components are derived from renewable raw materials. These plastics can be made from abundant agricultural/animal resources like cellulose, starch, collagen, casein, soy protein polyesters are triglycerides. Large-scale use of these would help in preserving non-renewable resources like petroleum, natural gas and coal and contribute to the problems of waste management. Biodegradable plastics degrade over a period of time if exposed to sun and air.\n\nThough the demand for biodegradable plastics is increasing, acceptance of biodegradable polymers is likely to depend on factors like\n\n Customer response to costs; \n Possible legislation by governments; and \n The achievement of total biodegradability. \n\nImmediate application areas identified in India for biodegradable plastics are Agricultural Mulch, Surgical Implants, Industrial Packaging, Wrapping, Milk Sachets, Foodservice, Personal Care, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Recreational, etc.\n\nTIFAC report on biodegradable plastics highlights the Indian efforts in this direction, as well as activities at some of the major centres of development in USA/Canada, Germany, Scandinavian countries and Japan. This report also gives brief details of biodegradable plastic technology developed by University of Nebraska, Chronopol, Inc., EPI Environmental Products, Inc., Isolyser Company, Inc., Solpax Limited, Novamont, Federal Cartidge Company and a few other companies. In addition, the reader would find lists of worldwide manufacturers of polymers and additives, international organizations and standards for testing biodegradability.
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Any amine hydrochloride, ammonium chloride, or even hydrochloric acid can be used.  You may need to actually call a company to get more specific information, if they will even tell you.  If you look at MSDSs, you can gleam some information.  \n\nhttp://www.efdsolder.com/lit_msds.htm\n\nYou will see that nonionic organics can be used.  Because they would be bought in bulk, there are no commercial names other than the chemical name.
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When ever possible use recycled paper. \n\nRegarding the paperless office, I was just having a conversation earlier today about the very same subject. Electronic data is very efficient, however, what if the system crashes and no means to retrieve your backup data, if you kept a paper backup then you can resort to the paper information if possible. (old school)
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Here take a look at these\n\nhttp://images.google.ca/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=recycle&btnG=Search
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maybe try the local recycling center in your area. Or an industrial shipping/crating company. What about asking a lumber yard.