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What We Use Paper For:
- Paper is an integrated part of everyday life. Here is a list of some other ways we use paper everyday.
- Containers - boxes, sacks, drums, crates, cans, and buckets.
- Printing & Publishing - books, newspapers, magazines, catalogs etc.
- Electronics - plugs, speaker cones, panel boards, telephone sets, instrument cases, fiber conduits.
- Mechanical - gaskets, packing, tire cord, oil filters.
- Construction - pressboard, insulation, sheathing papers.
- Textiles & Apparel - rayon, acetate, clothing, shoes, arch supports, blankets, bed sheets, and diapers.
- Household - towels, tissues, cups, furniture (pressboard), plates, and trays.
- Farming - seed starters, egg containers, poultry feeders, and produce crates.
- Miscellaneous - twines, cords, binders, clock facings, oilproof aprons.
- Special - absorbent waddings, surgical gowns, fluorescent papers, gas and flameproof paper, and washable
paper maps.
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Environment:
- Industry spending for environmental improvement now exceeds $1 billion a year.
- 98% of a harvested tree can be used efficiently with today's technology.
- Bark, chipped wood and other waste materials provide 56% of the energy used by paper manufacturers.
- 80% of the more than 500 paper mills in the United States recycle some recovered paper. About 200 of
them depend on it as a primary source of raw materials.
- U.S. paper recovery saved 120 million cubic yards of landfill space last year - enough paper to fill 67 Empire State buildings!
- In 1995, recovered paper made up one-third of all the raw material used in U.S. paper mills.
- Americans now recover more than 45% of all school and office paper.
- In 1995, 70% of all corrugated paperboard was recovered, an all-time record.
- Every day Americans recover over 200 million pounds of paper - an all-time high.
- 43.3 million tons of paper were recovered in the United States in 1995 - an average of 329 lbs. per person.
- In 1995, Americans recovered 45% of all the paper they used.
- 6 out of every 10 newspapers sold are recovered.
- One-third of the materials used to make grocery bags are recovered paper.
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