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Like Recycled Paper? Try Reused
Recycled stationery in the marketplace is fairly common now, but what about reused stationery? Joldine Lee is stocking store shelves with her company's products: reused envelopes and notepads. Lee's Waterloo-based company, the oddly-named Igma, ant, collects used fine paper (envelopes) and simply cuts, folds and glues them (the printed side remains intact inside the envelope) for a new life. By reusing rather than recycling the paper Lee picks up from schools, libraries and offices, the company uses less energy and avoids the bleach and detergents involved in de-inking. And as the paper isn't de-inked, users can ponder all sorts of fun things inside the envelope old bulletins, maps, press releases and blueprints, which come in various colours. Recently Lee picked up more than six tonnes of paper, so keep an eye out for more of her stationery in Southwestern Ontario stores. Igma, ant paper and envelopes are available at Alexanders Supply Line, 348 Danforth Avenue; Grafix, 344 Queen Street W.; Toronto Women's Bookstore, 73 Harbord Street; the Ryerson and York University bookstores as well as other stationery and book stores. For more information contact Igma, ant at 92 Euclid Avenue, Waterloo, Ont., N2L 1Z4 (519) 742-7253 From Green Living, the urban guide to the environment, Feb/Mar/91 issue (CX5073)
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