I remember a few years back there was a move to get book publishers to use acid-free pages in their books. Eventually all (most?) of them did and I believe there were articles saying that in the end there was no increase in production costs.
I thought about that as I threw away yet another batch of 17x22 paper boxes. Why couldn't the boxes be made of better quality materials? That would save me from tossing all that cardboard into a recycling bin and it would save me from buying expensive storage boxes. I'd pay a few bucks extra for that value. Ditto on silver-based paper. Why not?
The book publishers didn't switch to acid-free on their own--only in response to a grass-roots campaign. Would you be willing to pay a few bucks extra on a box of 17x22 to have the box me made of acid-free material? If so, spread the idea around on forums and to your suppliers and let's see what happens.
--Darin
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