Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How do people make paper out of trees, and why not use something else? – Cooper H., age 6, St. Louis, Missouri Paper is an ...

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 ...

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