Paper Products and Books

Paper

Over 80% of the world’s old growth forests have already been destroyed; try to buy recycled paper.
Reuse the backsides of old sheets of paper, or make them into notebooks.

Crash Course in Terminology:
Post-Consumer Waste (PCW) ? The amount of recycled material in the product. The higher the percentage the better (preferably 100%). A “Recycled” label may only mean that paper scraps swept from the floor of the plant have been reprocessed.

Chlorine Free ? Trees are brown and paper is white. How is this? Chlorine is used as a bleaching agent in paper productions. Chlorine is discharged in the wastewater from production and runs off into soils and groundwater sources, which poses serious environmental and human health threats. Look for chlorine free paper.

Tree-free ? Paper can be made from hemp, plastic, banana stalks, or textile remnants.

Where to Buy Recycled or Tree-free Paper:
* Acme Surplus (sometimes has recycled paper products) ? Thornes Market, Northampton.
* Whalen’s Office Center ? Service Center Road, Northampton (old Salvation Army).

www.greenlinepaper.com
www.treeco.com
www.mamasearth.com

Books

1) Frequent Local Public Libraries
* Forbes Library ? 20 West St., Northampton 587-1011.

2) Support Local Used and Independent Bookstores:
* Raven Used Book Shop ? 4 Old South St., Northampton 584-9868, 59 Boldswood Walk, Amherst 253-9780.
* Half Moon Books ? 7 Pearl St., Northampton 586-3988.
* Old Book Store ? 32 Masonic St., Northampton 586-0576.
* Broadside Bookshop ? 247 Main St., Northampton 586-4235.
* Booklink Booksellers ? Thornes Marketplace, Northampton 585-9955.
* Gabriel Books ? 21 Market St., Northampton 586-5596.
* Amherst Books ? 8 Main St., Amherst 256-1547.
* Valley Books ? 199 North Pleasant St., Amherst 256-1508.
* Food for Thought Books ? 106 North Pleasant St., Amherst 253-5432.

3) Used Bookstores Online:
www.bookfinder.com
www.powells.com
www.alibris.com
www.textbookx.com
www.allbookstores.com

Clothing

Local Secondhand/Alternative Clothing Stores:
*Roz’s Place ? 6 Bridge St., Northampton 586-4381.
Retail and vintage, lots of dress shirts, jackets, t-shirts, and dresses.
* Mercantile ? 108 Main St., Northampton 584-1205, and East Pleasant St., Amherst.
Some hemp shirts and pants.
* The Mountain Goat ? 189 Main St., Northampton 586-0803.
Carries fleece, made from recycled plastic.
* Second Showing ? 9 Market St., Northampton.
* Better Yet ? 15 Market St., Northampton 584-3978.
Good stuff, vintage formalwear, hats, shoes, some cheaper things, too.
* Davey Jones’ Locker ? Pleasant St., Northampton.
Large selection of vintage clothes, lots of stuff from the ‘70s, frequent sales.
* The Hempest ? Main St., Northampton.
A wide array of hemp clothing and products.

Avoid leather and other animal products.