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RECYLE PAPER! •85.5-million tons of paper is used yearly by americans alone. •Only 22%(19-million tons) is recycled. •If we recycled all the paper we could( about an additional 70%) we could save 782 nillion trees! •We can’t recyle 100% because some of the paper product aren’t recycleable. •Americans buy around 62-million newspapers daily •44-million are not recycled •On average an american uses 465 trees to create a liftime’s worth of paper. •Americans throw away 30-million trees worth of newpaper a year. •Making recycled paper compared to non-recycled paper creates 74% less air pollution and 35% less water pollution •Every ton of recycled paper saves about 4 barrels of oil. •On average paper and cardboard make up 73% of what’s in landfills •For every 15,000 tons of paper a year, 30 jobs are made to collect the paper •40 jobs are made to process the paper •75 jobs are made to create the newsprint!
