Paper Tips

• Of the 180 million tons of garbage dumped by Americans annually, 40% is paper.
• In 1993, the US Paper Recovery saved more than 90,000,000 cubic yards of landfill space.
• To produce the Sunday paper, nearly 500,000 trees will have to be cut down.
• Recycling one print of the Sunday New York Times would save about 75,000 trees.
• The average American household receives junk mail and bulk advertising printed using nearly 1.5 trees every year.
• 17 trees saved by recycling paper would absorb a total of 250 pounds of carbon dioxide from the air each year.  Burning one ton of paper would create 1,500 pounds of carbon dioxide.
• Recycling 14,000 tons of paper saves an average of 231,000 trees, 45,000 cubic yards of landfill space and over 95 million gallons of water. 17 trees saved by recycling paper would absorb a total of 250 pounds of carbon dioxide from the air each year.  Burning one ton of paper would create 1,500 pounds of carbon dioxide.
• The office and writing paper thrown away by Americans each year is enough to build a 12’ high wall from Los Angeles to New York.
• Every year, on average, one person uses 7 trees in wood, paper, and other products.  That adds up to about 2,000,000,000 trees per year.
• The amount of paper and wood that is thrown away each year could heat 50,000,000 homes for 20 years.
• Each year almost 1 billion trees worth of paper is thrown away in the United States.
• 85,000,000 tons of paper is used every year by Americans.  That is about 680 pounds per person.
• Every 2,000 pounds of paper recycled can save 64% energy, 58% water and 60 pounds of air pollution.
• 17 trees saved by recycling paper would absorb a total of 250 pounds of carbon dioxide from the air each year.  Burning one ton of paper would create 1,500 pounds of carbon dioxide.
• It would cost 50%-80% less to build a mill that is designed to use paper waste than it would to build a mill that is designed for new pulp.