Recycling one ton of paper saves:
- 17 trees
- 2 barrels of oil
- 4100 kilowatts of energy
- 60 pounds of air pollution
Fast Fact courtesy of the Global Footprint Network.
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Recycle – after cutting out the coupons and doing the crossword puzzle, that is. Sometimes the Sunday comics section becomes wrapping paper.
I do a combination of things — some parts of the paper are recycled (the glossy stuff) and other parts are torn into small-ish-pieces and composted. (I’m always looking for more dry stuff to balance my kitchen scraps.)