Harry Potter Protects the Forest


When it hits bookstores and mailboxes around the world on June 21st, the latest Harry Potter novel will weave its own special magic: because it's printed on recycled paper, it will help to protect forests. The initial print run alone, just under a million books, will save 29,640 trees. Harry Potter is distributed in more than 200 countries worldwide, but only the Canadian edition is printed on recycled paper. If more publishers begin printing bestsellers on recycled paper, demand will fall for pulp from endangered forests such as the Tongass, the Castle-Bighorn and other magnificent northern forests.

"It's a good idea to respect ancient trees," says Potter author J.K. Rowling in an interview with the NRDC, "especially if they have a temper like the Whomping Willow."

Whether you live north or south of the Canadian border, you can purchase a forest-friendly copy of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix through the amazon.ca website (British spellings apply, of course).



Fantasy fun and recycled goodness.

Posted: Fri - June 20, 2003 at 01:08 PM          

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