Tree-Free Paper? Pencil Me In

I always try to buy paper goods that are made from post consumer recycled paper. You can find it around if you look,  it's getting a little easier lately. But I heard about something today that intrigues me to no end.

I just have to share it with you. Tree-free notebooks and paper. What? Apparently the paper is made from tropical fibers in Costa Rica. Harvest Collection notebooks can be purchased online and at Whole Foods.

If you go to the online store you can also buy this stuff in reams for your printer.

So let's say for instance we are talking about the Banana Paper. When they harvest bananas there are stems at the top called pinzotes. A huge amount of these stems are put either in rivers or in landfills. They don't decompose well because the are very fibrous. A company named EcoPaper takes that fiber and via a bunch of complicated process' that I really don't understand. Viola - Paper!! If you want to check out all the different paper goods made by EcoPaper and read a whole bunch about how his stuff is made and the fact that it's all done under fair trade conditions. Click HERE.

I plan on picking some up next time I'm at Whole Foods; I'll let you know how I like it. Or if you have used this paper by all means let me know.