The Multnomah County Library in Oregon (think Portland) has become the first major library in the country to sustainably source the paper it uses to print patron receipts and hold slips. The library, which uses upward of 10,000 rolls of paper each year for these slips, has moved from the traditional white paper that contains bisphenol A (BPA) or bisphenol S (BPS) to an alternative paper that uses a vitamin C formulation instead. That's right vitamin C, though the paper has a yellow tone it is actually sourced from oranges! And just how many oranges are needed for a years supply? How about...
Writers Walking the Earth
What a better way to celebrate Earth Day then with this graphic from Domitille Collardey and Alicia Desantis that appeared in the Travel Section of the New York Times. Eight Writers and the Walks That Inspired Them