PaperRecycling
The following paper objects can be recycled
Cardboard, Paper and Newspapers, Beverage cartons, Books, Cards and Magazines
- Paper and cardboard products make up 23.7% of waste in the household bin.
- Manufacturing recycled paper instead of new paper from virgin wood plump uses 54% less energy and 58% less water.
- Each tonne of recycled paper can save 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4,000 kilowatts of energy and 7,000 gallons of water.
- Paper products use up to 35% of the world's annual commercial wood harvest.
- One tree can filter up to 60 pounds of pollutants from the air each year.
- For an office with 1,000 employees, each person uses approximately 10,000 sheets of paper per year, enough to stretch nearly 2,000 miles and to create a pile 500 metres high, or five times the height of the Dublin Spire!
- One piece of office grade paper can be recycled seven times.
- Visit our FAQ's page for answers to a specific question.
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