Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Some Information About The Use Of Paper For You

By Dave Shuttle


Humans have been looking for something to write on since language was invented and paper came soon afterward as a solution. The early Egyptians used eucalyptus leaves that were beaten flat so that they would have something to make markings on. Many people would be lost without it to write down their grocery lists or to remind them of important events. We cut it, dye it, shape it, burn it and do many more things to it. We get it when we stop at the store and usually turn right around and throw it away.

We buy record books so that we can keep track of things with pen and paper, which many feel is somewhat more reliable than just counting on the computer to store all the information. We wrap it around gifts to make them surprising, we hang it all over the house for special events and holidays and we cut it into pleasing shapes.

While it is true that our technology has sent us further into the electronics than ever before, we still have many, many uses for traditional forms of paper. Writing a letter is not the only thing that it is used for. All we have to do is look around and see how many ways it is used to make our lives more convenient. The postal service has suffered due to this economic turn in the direction of electronic equipment but the paper industry is still thriving.

There are many more options for how this material is used. It can be found on every continent on earth. It can be laminated for prosperity, sealed to make it official and made fire-resistant. It can be as soft as tissue or as hard as wood.

Even as our modern technology leans away from using paper, for environmental and financial reasons, we will still see books and pamphlets of all kinds, as advertisements and for learning purposes. What is made can be recycled for more. Once it is shredded and put through for recycling, it can be remade into anything else.

We have a need for this material every single day, even in different forms than a sheet of it to write on. We use it to help us clean surfaces and our bodies. We use it in the bathroom and the kitchen and all over the house. When we get sick, we use it to blow our noses.

We make picnic products out of this material, so that they will be more disposable. We have napkins, tablecloths, utensils, cups and much more. Plastic is used very often, as well, especially with utensils, as they are more sturdy than paper.

One thing that seems to continue being used that is made of paper is business cards and ID cards. For medical purposes, the elderly, children and anyone who is insured want to make sure they are found with all the information a hospital or technicians might need in an emergency situation. It is still used for some of the most important things we have today-birth certificates and marriage licenses.




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