What Kind of Difference
- Americans discard 4 million tons of office paper every year. That's enough to build a 12 foot-high wall of paper from
New York to California.
- Every ton of recycled paper saves approximately 4 barrels of oil, 4,200 kilowatt hours of energy and enough energy to heat and
air-condition the average North American home for almost 6 months.
- An average American uses 465 trees to create a lifetime of paper.
- 32% of waste is recycled, 13% is incinerated, and 55% is disposed of in landfills.
Everyone can do their part to change things and build a healthier environment. Little things do count!
Increasing the recycling rate by just 10% would save enough energy to heat over 74,000 American
homes for 1 year.
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Eco-Friendly Lables
