Use Recycled Paper

Currently on average it takes 786 million trees world wide to produce the world’s paper supply, 71% of this is virgin wood, i.e. trees from native forests.

In the US, the paper industry is responsible for 10% of the annual carbon emissions.

Australia uses around 1.23 million tonnes of paper per year, which equates to around 30 million trees.

Producing one tonne of recycled paper saves:

• 31,780 litres of water

• 4100 kilowatt/hours of electricity

• 75% of chlorinated bleach

• 27 kilograms of air pollutants

• 13 trees

• 4 cubic metres of landfill

• 2.5 barrels of oil.

• 100 percent post- consumer recycled paper can save 5 pounds of carbon dioxide per ream.

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