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| Question | Answer |
| Worldwide, the equivalent of how many trees is either flushed or dumped in landfills every day? | almost 270,000 trees |
| Roughly what percent of that total amount of trees lost is attributable to toilet paper, according to the latest issue of World Watch magazine? So how many trees to toilet paper? | 10% attributed to toilet paper so....27000 trees |
| And with the increasing pressure to reduce and discontinue the use of old growth forests, what is the response solution? | the move is on to use tree plantations |
| What are the problems with tree plantations? | These monocultures often 1. displace indigenous plant & animal life, 2. require tremendous amounts of chemical pesticides and fertilizers, 3. and soak up large quantities of water |
| Which uses more water? converting virgin pulp to toilet paper or creating recycled tp? | converting virgin pulp to toilet paper requires more water than recycled paper |
| What is one of the major contributing factors to global climate change according to the NRDC? | Deforestation |
| Toilet tissue accounts for what percent of deforestation? | 15% |
| What is not the optimal fiber source for disposable tissue products? What should be used instead? | Virgin fiber is not the optimal fiber source for disposable tissue products," Instead, disposable tissue products should be made from recycled fibers, which avoids forestry impacts entirely." |
| How much of the total landfill mass in US dumps and landfills is attributed to waste paper? | Various estimates place the quantity of waste paper at 35-40 percent of total landfilled mass. |
| In this decade Americans will throw away how much office paper and newspaper? According to the U of Colorado's Environmental Center, | over 4 . 5 million tons of office paper and nearly 10 million tons of newspaper ...almost all of which could be recycled." |
| What does one ton of recycled paper (909 kg) save in the way of lumber and water? According to the U of Colorado's Environmental Center | saves: 3,700 pounds (1,682 kilograms) of lumber 24,000 gallons (90,849 liters) of water (50% less water to produce) than one ton of paper products from virgin wood pulp |
| What does one ton of recycled paper (909 kg) save in the way of energy and water? According to the U of Colorado's Environmental Center | uses 64% less energy and creates 74% less air pollution; than one ton of paper products from virgin wood pulp |
| What does one ton of recycled paper (909 kg) save in the way of trees? According to the U of Colorado's Environmental Center | saves 17 trees; than one ton of paper products from virgin wood pulp |
| According to the U of Colorado's Environmental Center, what does one ton of recycled paper (909 kg) create in the way of jobs? | and creates five times more jobs than one ton of paper products from virgin wood pulp |
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