Printers today have a dizzying array of choices when selecting print media. Further complicating the situation is the pressure for ‘environmentally friendly’ solutions. Around the planet, people are recovering materials at an increasing rate. Recycling and biodegradability are current catchphrases, but there are additional methods of dealing with the world's waste.
Carolyn A. Burns, "Printing Substrates: End of Life Options" in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication (NIP24), 2008, pp 555 - 557, https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2008.24.1.art00026_2