Xerox research leads to erasable paper that may reduce waste stream.(News)

Waste News, December, 2006

Byline: Joe Truini Xerox Corp. is experimenting with reusable, self-erasing paper that could reduce fiber use and waste paper. Scientists for the Stamford, Conn.-based company have developed an experimental printing technology that makes prints with images that last only a day. The erasable paper can be used over and over again.

"Despite our reliance on computers to share and process information, there is still a strong dependence on the printed page for reading and absorbing content,'' said Paul Smith, manager of Xerox Research Center of Canada in Toronto. "Self-erasing documents for short-term use offers the best of both worlds.'' The research center is working with Palo Alto Research Center Inc. in California, a wholly owned subsidiary...

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