The journey from tree to paper begins in the forest where trees are felled and taken to lumber mills. There, their bark is stripped away, and the wood is hacked into chips.

Plant-based paper has been used for thousands of years, but exactly how is it created from trees? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Paper is a ubiquitous part of everyday life, but how is it made, and where did it originate? Ancient Egyptians made an early version of plant-based paper using papyrus — which is where the word ...

Have you ever thought about the trees it took to make the toilet paper, paper products and cardboard you use every day? The average couple goes through an entire tree every year just in toilet paper!

Right now, they only have a few samples of paper from their edited trees. Their goal is to produce low-lignin trees for commercial use by 2040. “If we miss a couple deadlines,” Barrangou said ...

One million trees worldwide are cut down each year to make toilet paper. Is it more sustainable to grow your own? In Meru, a town in eastern Kenya, a lush, leafy plant sways over the landscape ...