Did you know...
Paper production does not cause deforestation, but actually results in larger better kept forests.
For every tree logged in managed forests, 3-4 are replanted.
Forest certification promotes wood from managed forests.
The annual increase of forest cover in Europe is equivalent to more than 1.5 million football pitches.
Over 80% of young people cannot live without paper because they think it is useful.
Reading a newspaper can consume 20% less carbon than viewing news online.
Paper fibres can only be recycled up to six times.
Paper is truly sustainable, with waste fully recoverable ready for recycling into new paper.
Over 80% of corrugated packaging is collected and recycled
Over half of the energy used in Europe's paper mills is carbon neutral.
Acknowledgements
International Papers Little Green Book https://www.internationalpaper.com/Apps/the-little-green-kit/en/the-little-green-book/
Two Sides ‘Bust that Myth’ https://www.twosides.info/about/