If an average family recycled all of their paper, this would save 3 trees worth of paper every 6 months.
Each person in the UK uses 15 trees worth of paper every year
Every year we need a forest the size of Wales to provide all the paper we use in Britain.
2,589,296
How many trees does each UK family use per year in waste paper?
About 66% of paper used in the United States is recycled each year. Recycling paper helps to save trees, reduce energy consumption, and minimize waste in landfills.
200,000 tons of paper or 4million trees in a school for each student.
Nearly 4 billion trees worldwide are cut down each year for paper!
one plate each, don't waste.
There are over 29 million trees that are cut down each year. 100 trees per minute are cut down in the rainforest to provide the materials to build homes, make furniture and paper.
Each year, 14 million trees are cut down to make just 10 million paper bags.
762,971,970 sheets each year
Every year, on average, the amount of trees that are cut down are about the size of Ireland and 2 billion of those trees go to making paper.The fact is, world consumption of paper has grown 400% in the last 40 years.Nearly 4 billion trees worldwide are cut down each year for paper, representing about 35% of all harvested trees.
Doesn't matter. The paper used in the education process turns into pure knowledge for the children in the schools to be used for perhaps finding an alternative to paper.
Not a lot. It is far easier and cheaper to make paper from used paper and card than it is to make if from fresh trees. You can add water to used paper and turn it into pulp in a matter of minutes.Using trees and tree waste to make paper also releases the carbon that has been stored in the wood, perhaps for years.See the related question below.
It is estimated that around 2.9 billion trees are cut down each year for paper production, which includes making books. However, it's important to note that not all of these trees are specifically cut down for books, as paper is used in various industries. Efforts are being made to promote sustainable forestry practices and increase the use of recycled paper to reduce the impact on forests.