Recycling Facts
Every ton of office paper recovered from our waste stream…
- saves over 17 trees
- saves 7,000 gallons of water
- saves over 20 barrels of oil
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- saves 4,200 kilowatt hours of electricity
(enough energy to run the average household for over six months)
- keeps 60 pounds of air pollution effluents out of the air
- saves over 3 cubic yards of landfill space.
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Additionally, each ton of paper produced from virgin fibers uses 2 ½ times more energy than producing it from recycled paper. Recycled paper is also produced in a cleaner, less toxic process than non-recycled paper.