VENTURA, Calif., Aug. 24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SGD Holdings, Ltd. (Pink Sheets:SGDH) reveals the benefits of Ecopaper, Inc.'s product lines. Many companies and individuals enjoy telling their peers, employers and customers they have "gone green" because they started using recycled paper. However, on closer examination, professed recycled paper products are not always what they claim to be. Harry Johansing, CEO of SGD Holdings, Ltd., is a developer of Banana Paper, which represents one of the first 100% post-consumer paper products, and is an expert in the recycled paper arena.
So, what are the benefits of tree free paper? Ecopaper, Inc.'s tree free paper is 100% post-consumer waste. Waste that would normally wind up in a landfill is being processed into high quality paper products. No trees are used during the process. Furthermore, the energy and water required to manufacture paper are drastically reduced due to the process. Lastly, unlike typical copy paper, no harmful chemicals or toxins are added to the paper.
"Recycled paper is one of the biggest misnomers in the general public. It's incredibly misleading. Most people think that recycled is the same as post-consumer content. Unless it says post-consumer, it means that the product is a virgin pulp, otherwise known as paper made from trees. What consumers should be looking for when they purchase paper is either tree free paper or the highest post-consumer content possible," stated Harry Johansing.
About Ecopaper, Inc.
Ecopaper, Inc. is the first company in the history of the paper industry to create and market treeless paper of a superior quality. Every page of Ecopaper is smooth, acid-free, durable, chemical-free, and made in Costa Rica. Ecopaper, Inc. has developed an innovative and economically feasible option for the removal of 230,000 tons of agro-industrial waste that are dumped yearly in Costa Rica alone. The company's challenge is to invent new processes and create paper from exotic tropical fibers from waste materials in new textures and tones for consumers. The results of processing these exotic tropical fibers are items that both appeal to the consumer and positively impact the environment.
About SGD Holdings, Ltd.
SGD Holdings, Ltd. is a holding company which owns and operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ecopaper, Inc. (www.ecopaper.com). Its goal is to acquire new technologies which can positively impact the environment either through internal development or by acquisition.
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