You are correct that the smell from paper plants is horrible. Been past the Dupont plant down in S. Georgia many times. I believe it has to do with the sulfur they use to break down the wood for pulping. A worse smell (in my personal opinion) though, is a chicken processing plant.
10-25 years depending on the type of tree as I understand it. I believe North American Pine is the fastest growing, but, I’m not a logger – I just slept at a Holiday Inn Express… :)
Plastic bags hurt the environment, which doesn’t breakdown naturally like paper, and logging companies are required to reforest any areas they log – so not sure how anyone would think paper hurts the environment.
You are correct that the smell from paper plants is horrible. Been past the Dupont plant down in S. Georgia many times. I believe it has to do with the sulfur they use to break down the wood for pulping. A worse smell (in my personal opinion) though, is a chicken processing plant.