Here at Apto, we make sure to reduce our paper consumption, but encouraging everyone to reuse printer paper. Here some facts that will knock your socks off and make you think twice about throwing away a perfectly good piece of paper…
- In the US alone, 99% of virgin fiber used in the manufacture of paper comes from trees
- About 90 million tons of paper are consumed in the US every year, i.e. about 700 pounds per person
- Paper consumption is rising mainly because of the ease of reproducing information with the use of computer printers and photocopiers
- 24 trees are used to make 1 ton of paper
University of Rutgers has more stats like this.
