Processing wood into paper requires a lot of water, energy, and chemicals. Creapaper mixes in grass, reducing the need for trees—and all the resources necessary to process them. As the backlash ...

Maria Marabito is a writer who specializes in sustainable travel, green living, and food issues. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from West Chester University. Seed paper is post-consumer paper ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. How do people make paper out of trees, and why ...

Tucked into the landscape of the Lake District, just outside Kendal, sits something extraordinary.James Cropper has been making paper here since 1845, on the same site, powered by the same surrounding ...

Aidan Anne Frierson at work in the Chicago Pulp studio. Credit: Reema Saleh In a basement studio in Bridgeport, Aidan Anne Frierson and Dave King are turning wet, squelchy pulp into handmade paper. On ...

Cave Paper, a Tucson-based paper company known for its artisanal, handcrafted sheets, is keeping traditions alive under the leadership of its new owner Zoë Goehring. With a commitment to preserving ...