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Reports that people in the United States are recycling more paper in 1997 than ever before, but that demand for recycled products is still fairly low. Percentage of newsprint recovered in 1996 according to the American Forest & Paper Association (AFPA); Comments from Elizabeth Seiler, a recycling expert with the AFPA; AFPA goals for paper recovery rates; Why increasing the demand for recycled products is so important.

Reports on the growing international movement among paper mills to ban persistent organic pollutants, particularly dioxins. Commitment of paper mills in Maine to eliminate their discharge of dioxin into Maine's rivers; Environmental initiatives taken by the European paper industries; Results of a dioxin study conducted by the US Environmental Protection Agency. INSET: Contaminated fish mean loss of culture to Penobscot Indians..

Looks at carbon paper, which was practically replaced by office copiers, for making copies of documents. How copies were done with carbon paper; Where the copy machine was invented; Decrease in the production of carbon paper; Who continues to buy carbon paper.

Editorial. Comments on a report on the growing use of paper from the PaperCom Alliance, a papermakers' trade group. Growth of paper consumption in the United States; Use statistics.

Relates the author's decision to use both sides of her printer paper. The stories she has found collecting half-used paper; How her work has often, accidentally, coincided with the work on the other side of the paper; What her decision taught her.

Reports on the manufacture of core-less toilet paper roles by Kimberly-Clark Corp., which may increase the amount of paper per role and lower labor costs.

Focuses on the effect of building a paper mill in Grande Praire, Canada. What Grande Prairie is known for; Impact of increased timber in Grande Prairie; Number of jobs the paper mill would provide; Results of a study on pollution conducted by the Alberta government; Where the greatest contamination was found; Largest forestry company operating in Grande Prairie.

Examines the ready availability of term papers on the Internet and efforts by teachers and administration in higher education to reduce the occurrence of plagiarism through their use. Boston University's filing of a federal lawsuit against eight Internet term-paper companies; Legislation drafted on the state level; Comments from Donald McCabe, founder of the Center for Academic Integrity; Comments from Paul Roberts, 16-year-old founder of Cheat.com; Payment for paper authors. INSET: How teachers can reduce cheating's lure..

Discusses the background of common office items. Paper; Pencils; Staplers; Paper clips; Tape; Post-it notes.

Profiles Akira Mizorogi, who designs paper models of automobiles. His love of classic cars; His two books of model designs; How he came up with the idea of paper models; How he designs a model. INSET: How to make this paper car, and where to go for more..

Focuses on the paper planes created by Yasuaki Ninomiya of Japan. Ninomiya's perceptions of paper planes; Steps taken to build a paper plane; Ninomiya creations sold as `Whitewings Excellent Paper Airplanes; AG Company in Osaka's, Japan role in Ninomiya's planes; Scheduled weekend for All-Japan Cup competition; Comments from Ninomiya. INSET: Books and kits..

Praises the Chinese paper sculptor, Shen Peinong's works. Highlights of Shen Peinong's 1977 creation, `Proffering a Little White Flower,' for the commemoration of late Premier Zhou Enlai.

Focuses on the market for local newspapers such as the 'Portland Tribune,' a free paper produced by Robert Pamplin Jr. in Oregon.

Presents information on how to make a paper teddy-bear garland to be used as a Christmas decoration. Materials needed; Instructions.

Discusses the outlook for the effect of the Tiananmen Papers on the leadership of China. History of the democratic movement in China.

Offers the opinions of the author on her purchase of a paper shredder to destroy the records that she had amassed.

Highlights the quest of Ken Blackburn, paper-airplane maker, to set a world record and make `The Guinness Book of Records.' Disappointment suffered by Blackburn when Guinness turned down his first creation; Record set by Blackburn in 1994; Career in aeronautics. INSET: How to fold and fly..

Reports on the search of the United States Treasury for a sole supplier of currency paper, after being supplied with the paper by Crane & Company for over a century. Investigation of the firm's pricing policies; Comments from Lansing Crane, a member of the sixth generation to run the firm. INSET: The recipe for money..

Reports on the possible merger between two rival newspapers in San Francisco, California. Closure of `The San Francisco Examiner'; Joint ownership of the morning newspaper `San Francisco Chronicle'; Rivalry between the DeYoung and Hearst families.

Focuses on the impetus to Canada's weak economy from exports. Measures by government and Canadian consumers to cut down on costs; Data on economic growth in Canada in 1995; Comparison of the US and Canadian economy; Increase in the business of paper companies; Importance and role of export oriented industries in boosting the economy.