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ECO PAPER [1 record]

Record 1 2025-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
  • Anti-pollution Measures
DEF

Paper produced from renewable and sustainable resources, including Forest Stewardship Council certified fibers, designed to minimize environmental impact by reducing pollution and promoting eco-friendly practices throughout its entire lifecycle, from production to disposal.

OBS

[Not to be confused with] "recycled paper," [which] is made from paper that has been processed from pre-used waste, reducing the need for virgin trees to be harvested for paper production.

Key term(s)
  • eco friendly paper
  • ecofriendly paper
  • earth friendly paper
  • earthfriendly paper
  • eco paper
  • eco-paper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier
  • Mesures antipollution
OBS

Papier qui présente des avantages environnementaux par rapport au papier traditionnel. Nom générique qui réunit des papiers certifiés par des organismes environnementaux, des papiers recyclés ou à teneur en fibres postconsommation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de papel
  • Medidas contra la contaminación
DEF

[Papel] que se fabrica con materia prima procedente de bosques certificados a través de procesos que respetan el medio ambiente.

OBS

El papel ecológico [...] habitualmente cuenta con sellos o distintivos que nos informan sobre su origen y proceso de fabricación.

OBS

[No confundir] con "papel reciclado", que es aquel que se obtiene a partir de fibras ya utilizadas con anterioridad. Es decir, se sirve de otros productos de papel ya empleados previamente.

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