Posted by Diana on March 30, 2008
It takes 28% less energy to recycle than to produce paper from scratch. Paper accounts for 40% of solid waste in the united States, which is about 72 million tons annually. If every household replaced one roll of regular toilet paper with one recycled post-consumer waste roll,
424,000 trees would be saved.
A single tree will absorb one ton (yes, one ton!) of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.
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Posted by Diana on March 12, 2008
About 75% of what we throw out could be recycled into tomorrow’s news, books and household paper products. Once you’re done reading a book, donate it or sell it to a secondhand shop or used bookstore. Start the cycle over again and buy secondhand products whenever possible. Remember other paper products that come from trees, and conserve where possible.
[info from my hip eco calendar from half-price books. check out their b(eco)me bagless program and other great links.]
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