Save the Environment!

The use of paper is a direct contributor to the harm of the environment via the destruction of one of our most wonderful natural resources -- trees.

• Paper is the number one material that is thrown away.
   
• For every 100 pounds of trash we throw away, 35 pounds is paper.
   
• Paper fills up 30-40% of American landfill space. Source1 Source2
   
• As paper decomposes in landfills or is burned in incinerators, chemicals from its inks are released into the environment. Source
   
• Deforestation is occurring at an alarming rate worldwide, particularly in tropical regions. The World Resources Institute estimated in 1997 that only a fifth of the world's old-growth forests were undamaged, and almost half of these faced immediate threats from logging and development. Source
   
• Americans use more than 50 million tons of paper each year, consuming more than 850 million trees. Source

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