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ENVIRONMENTAL ADVANTAGES OF RECYCLING - According to Abitibi’s Paper Retriever Fun Facts, recycling one ton of paper saves:
- 17 trees
- 7000 gallons of water
- 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space
- 4100 KW hours of electricity (enough to heat a home for 6 months)
One ton of recycled paper uses: 64% less energy and 50% less water. It reduces emissions of green house gases causing 74% less air pollution, and creates 5 times more jobs than producing one ton of paper from virgin wood pulp.
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