Wheat Sheet: paper made out of wheat waste

Social Print Paper, a subsidiary of Canadian printer Royal Printers, has brought a new type of paper which is made of residue of wheat straw. This is waste which remains after the wheat is harvested and has always been burnt in Asia. This Wheat Sheet paper is made of 60% wheat straw and 5% wood fibre (from FSC certified woods). It is produced in India and brought to market by Social Print Paper in Canada. According to Social Print Paper the wheat paper has existed in India for a number of years, but the quality was relatively poor. The Canadians say that they have succeeded in producing a quality which is up to Western standards and at competitive prices.

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