hey chief, you raised a number of points I (being a printer) would dispute. First of all we recycle our paper - that is paper that is 'misprinted', we use & reuse when setting up a job so that we dont waste the good paper. Any offcuts from trimming, diecutting and other waste gets picked up by the recycler every 2 weeks.
(plus we do have a blue box recycling program in Vancouver to keep paper out of the landfill - and cardboard is not allowed in the landfill at all) There is a de-inking paper recycling plant around here and its not likely there will be ever enough recycled paper for it to run to capacity.

But most of the paper that is available today has some recycled content, and there are a few that are 100% post consumer.

most of the inks used today are vegetable based and as far as bleaching paper - the paper mills have switched from chlorine bleaching to oxygen bleaching which is much more environmentally sound. Your proposal to burn paper pellets only adds to the greenhouse problem.

I personally do not want to read books or magazines from electronic
readers and Im sure a lot of people would agree with me. I dont read the daily paper (other than scanning it at the coffee shop) but I do like to read magazines nyorker etc.

Printing makes up a significant part of the manufacturing sector and has been affected by technological change, as well as the downturn in the economy but oddly enough paper mills are making more paper than ever - while certain specialty papers (coloured or different finishes) have been dropped much more copy paper and laser inkjet paper is being produced for the small computer printer market.

and web presses that print newprint, and supermarket flyers are busier than ever - as I see everytime I open up my local rag.
Btw - I dont get a regular paper anyway I just scan the copies at the local coffee shop.