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How Much Paper Americans Use:

  • Americans use an average of 749 pounds of paper products per individual per year. Over all that's about 187,250,000,000 (187 billion) lbs. of paper for the United States as a whole!
grocery items 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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    Other Useful Stuff That Comes From Paper Making:
  • Tall Oil - a by-product used to make soaps, paints, varnishes, printing inks, and water proofing agents.
  • Turpentine - a commonly used paint thinner and solvent.
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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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    Industry Facts:
  • Paper production accounts for 7% of the total manufacturing output for the United States.
  • Paper manufacturers employ 1.4 million Americans, and rank among the top ten employers in 46 states. The annual payroll for these workers is $46 billion.
  • The forest and paper products industry generates $200 billion in sales annually, and is a chief exporter for the United States.

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