Top 10 Facts

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1

Paper production does not cause deforestation, but actually results in larger better kept forests.

2

For every tree logged in managed forests, 3-4 are replanted.

3

Forest certification promotes wood from managed forests.

4

The annual increase of forest cover in Europe is equivalent to more than 1.5 million football pitches.

5

Over 80% of young people cannot live without paper because they think it is useful.

6

Reading a newspaper can consume 20% less carbon than viewing news online.

7

Paper fibres can only be recycled up to six times.

8

Paper is truly sustainable, with waste fully recoverable ready for recycling into new paper.

9

Over 80% of corrugated packaging is collected and recycled

10

Over half of the energy used in Europe's paper mills is carbon neutral.


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