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Paper Does Grow on Trees
The magazine you read on the subway and just threw out. The dollar bill you handed the cashier. The grocery list you wrote today. The cereal box you put away a second ago. The homework you just did. The essay you just printed out. The plate you had your pizza on. The junk mail you received today. The book you read before you went to bed. It all is on the villainous substance: PAPER!
Paper is made from wood cellulose which comes from trees. Trees give off most of the oxygen in the air which humans and animals need to breathe. Already half the world’s forests have been cleared for paper. United States and Canada create the most paper in the world. In 2003 only 48.3% of that paper was recycled. The paper industry is the fourth to largest contributor to green house gases which cause global warming. Recycling one ton of paper saves seventeen trees. It also saves 463 gallons of oil, 587 pounds of air pollution and 3.06 cubic yards of landfill space. Best of all 87% of America’s population has curbside drop off paper recycling. So now why aren’t you recycling your paper?
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