Paper

• Buy recycled paper. When you're buying writing paper, paper bags, etc., make sure it is the recycled variety. Do the same if you're buying for a company or business. If more Canadians request it, the demand will expand' and the entire paper recycling movement will be stimulated.

• Use both sides. Use both sides when you're writing a letter. Encourage children to do the same at school. If the teacher objects, see the principal and explain that you are encouraging your children to save energy. In fact, suggest that the entire school use recycled paper. Each ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees, and energy.

• Recycle newspapers. Save your newspapers and tie them in bundles. But don't make the bundles too big. Much of the collecting is done by children in cubs and brownies. Separate glossy magazines from newspapers. Many communities and local groups have paper pick-ups or depots. If there isn't one in your community, why not get the ball rolling.

• Newspaper logs. If you live in an isolated community, without paper pick-up, you can cut down on wood for your fireplace by using newspaper. Roll it tightly, about the same size as a log. Tie it with light wire. This tightly-rolled bundle of paper will last about as long as a log of wood and give off just as much heat.

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