Save a Tree!

   Wow! I am impressed!
   Did you know that your napkin
may have been my old coke cup?
   The family had a chance to tour
the Cascades Paper Products Plants
yesterday. My son-in-law works at
the one in Luzerne County where
they make napkins, toilet tissue, and
tissues.
    The company wanted to share its
story with the families who support
its workers.
     There was a tent filled with
great food!  My grand kids put a
little of just about everything on their
plates. But they favored the hot dogs
and hamburgers and left a lot of the
roast pork just sitting there.
     Knowing how the company tries
to eliminate waste.....I finished the
pork for the kids! Good Grandpa's
have to sacrifice!
    We were very impressed with
the product production plant.
     Few people think about all the
work that goes into making that
box of tissues most everyone has
set out somewhere around their
house.
    We also got a chance to walk
through the plant in Lackawanna
County which was still cleaning up
after damage from the floods two
weeks ago.
    When it comes to "going green"
this company is way ahead of the
game! Talk about saving a tree....
these folks are saving entire forests!
    It takes recycled materials, like
that soda cup I mentioned, strips
off and saves the plastic coating,
then uses the rest to make huge
rolls of paper that are turned into
the tissues, toilet paper, and
napkins!
  The plastic is sold to companies
that make thinks like decks that
don't rot away like wood.
   A lot of high tech machines are
used in the paper making process.
   But there's a large work force
too and, let's face it, you may or
may not need a new car or a
television set. But I'd be
willing to bet toilet paper will
not disappear from your weekly
shopping list!
   So the next me you're tempted
to simply toss that burger box or
soda cup out the car window....
remember that, if recycled, you
could be reusing that same paper
in a different form in a month or
so to wipe you lips, blow your
nose, or...well..you know the rest!
   Hope you're recycling and that
all your NEWS is good!