Study: China recycling saves forests
But report says growing demand for wood fuels virgin timber destruction
By The Associated Press - MSNBC.com View PublicationChina’s booming recycling industry is helping to slow the destruction of forests worldwide, providing a strong market for wastepaper that mostly comes from the United States and Europe, according to a study released Friday. But China’s growing demand for wood increasingly fuels the
destruction of virgin forests in parts of Asia and Africa.