Is paper really sustainable or do we go electronic? One of the great things about paper is that its primary raw materials are renewable. The paper and forest products industry replenishes more than it takes and ensure the sustainability of our forests by planting 1.7 million trees every single day, more than three times what is harvested. And the U.S. Dept. of Energy has stated that the carbon sequestered on forested lands in 2006 was greater than the carbon released from har