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It's more than just the trees: Why you should go paper-free

FUEL USED TO POWER ONE YEAR OF AN AMERICAN'S PAPER CONSUMPTION DIESEL FOR TRANSPORT = 3.6 KG C02 = 1.3 LITRES DIESEL CO2 COAL TO POWER MANUFACTURE = 194.1 KG CO2 = 106 KG OF COAL %3D -7 METRES 229 KG OF PAPER USED PER PERSON PER YEAR RELEASES 300 KG OR 167 CUBIC METRES OF CO2 INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. THIS WOULD METHANE FROM LANDFILL MAKE A SPHERE SEVEN METRES HIGH OR BURNING = 102.9 KG C02 EQUIVALENTS ENVIRONMENTAL PAPER NETWORK. (2011). THE STATE OF THE PAPER INDUSTRY 2011 ENVIRONMENTALPAPER.ORG/STATE-OF-THE-PAPER-INDUSTRY-2011.PHP NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF NORTH AMERICAN PRINTING AND WRITING PAPER PRODUCTS (NCASI, 2010) 1.308 TONNES OF CARBON DIOXIDE PER TONNE OF PAPER DENSITY OF COAL IS 0.8 - 1.1 GRAMS PER ML IKG COAL RELEASES 1.83KG CARBON DIOXIDE VOLUME OF ONE TON CO2 = 556200L = 556.2M2 X 0.3 = 167M2 %3D

It's more than just the trees: Why you should go paper-free

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When people think of paper, they usually think trees. But 'trees' arguably present the least of paper's environment troubles. The 500 pounds of paper used by each American every year requires 2 l... itres of petroleum, 191 kg of coal (about as much as a wine barrel). When the paper that is not recycled decomposes in a landfill, it releases the greenhouse gas methane. All of that, when burned, releases the 167 cubic metres of carbon dioxide, which would make a sphere of gas 7 metres high. Paper production is the third most energy-intensive of all manufacturing industries, using over 12 percent of all energy in the industrial sector. The paper and pulp industry is also the fourth largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the manufacturing sector. Most of this paper often just for a single use before it's thrown away. Don't think recycling is a panacea. Consider the environmental impact during the birth of the product. Go paper free.