Exactly. Penn and Teller also pointed out that creating papter from trees is a simple and pretty environmentally friendly endeavor. And we grow the trees now like we grow corn.
Recycling paper involves all sorts of chemical processes to remove ink, dyes, etc. It makes no sense and is more harmful than just starting from scratch.
Like Jay Lenno sez about Doritos, “[Use] all you want. We’ll make more.”
I can see recycling plastic because it lasts forever- but not paper, which turns back into earth.
But only in the most cost efficient manner. And never dumped into the ocean.