Paper usage in many parts of the word is on the rise.
Expanding production and pulp wood harvesting threatens some of the last remaining natural forests and the people and wildlife that depend on them.
The world´s paper hunger significantly contributes to climate change.
The paper/pulp industry is the 4th largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the manufacturing sector.
The paper industry is responsible for the release of persistent toxic pollutants like chlorine, bleach, mercury, lead and phosphorus into the environment.
Plantation trees are planted in perfect rows, sprayed with herbicides and pesticides.
These paper trees offer no habitat to wildlife and no benefits to the environment.
Also, producing 17 reams of paper releases 110 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
When facing these facts, it is shocking to acknowledge how many reams of paper (enough trees for a small forest) we must have gone through since MSCM started in 1992. Whilst we cannot do anything about the past we can and will make changes going forward. We will endeavour to be as paper-free as possible and will digitise course manuals, documents and correspondence. We will also make on-going contributions to woodland planting organisations with the aim to replenish the trees we have used over the years. Please join us in this endeavour and ‘think before you print’.