| The impacts of society’s paper use on the | | | | paper pulp. Significant amounts of energy and fossil |
| environment are significant and alarming. For example, | | | | fuels are required to complete the virgin paper |
| to produce each week’s Sunday newspaper, | | | | manufacturing process. |
| 500,000 trees must be cut down. Recycling a single | | | | - Using Recycled Paper Saves Our Environment |
| run of the Sunday New York Times would save | | | | Recycling reduces greenhouse gas emissions and |
| 75,000 trees. If Americans would recycle just | | | | helps slow global climate change. Methane, a powerful |
| one-tenth of their newspapers we would save about | | | | greenhouse gas, is created by gasses escaping from |
| 25,000,000 trees a year. Paper waste accounts for | | | | entombed paper in landfills. |
| 40% of all municipal waste by weight and 50% by | | | | - Using Recycled Paper Reduces Pollution The paper |
| volume. | | | | industry is one of the largest water and air polluters |
| Recycling helps preserve the environment, supports | | | | in the world. The EPA has found that recycling |
| our economy and can save you money. One of the | | | | achieves 35% less water pollution and 74% less air |
| best ways to really make recycling work is to use | | | | pollution. Also, recycling mills tend to use more |
| recycled paper products. It’s up to us to close | | | | earth-friendly bleaching processes than traditional mills |
| the recycling loop by purchasing recycled content | | | | that will often use chlorine compounds to whiten |
| products. Use this guide on recycled paper to learn | | | | paper. Chlorine bleaching compounds can create |
| about the benefits of recycling and using recycled | | | | dioxins and furans which are extremely toxic and |
| paper. | | | | harmful to humans and wildlife. |
| What is recycled paper? | | | | - Using Recycled Paper Cuts Waste Landfill sites are |
| Recycled paper is paper made from recovered | | | | filling up with waste paper that could be used to |
| waste paper and re-made into new paper products. | | | | make recycled paper. By converting waste into new |
| What are the benefits of using recycled paper? | | | | products, we slow the pace in which our landfills will |
| - Using Recycled Paper Saves Our Natural Resources | | | | fill and reach capacity. |
| Recycling saves trees and water. Making a ton of | | | | The benefits of using recycled paper are significant |
| paper from recycled feedstock saves up to 17 trees | | | | contributors in our quest for a better environment |
| and uses 50% less water (that’s 7000 gallons) | | | | and a better world both for ourselves and the future |
| than virgin paper manufacturing. | | | | generations. Recycling and using recycled paper in our |
| - Using Recycled Paper Saves Energy Recycling paper | | | | homes, offices and schools creates a positive impact |
| uses about 65% less energy than the process of | | | | on our natural environment, available energy |
| cutting down new trees and manufacturing them into | | | | resources and our economy. Start today. |