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Paper Facts "Facts About Paper And Paper Waste." iD2Communications. Web. 16 Dec 2010. .
 * 1)  When paper rots or is composted it emits methane gas which is 25 times more toxic than CO2.
 * 2)  Recycling one ton of paper saves 682.5 gallons of oil, 7,000 gallons of water, 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space.
 * 3)  Every tree provides oxygen enough for 3 people to breathe.
 * 4)  Every ton of recycled paper saves about 17 trees
 * 5)  Recycling paper uses 60% less energy than manufacturing virgin timber paper.
 * 6)  Recycling half the world's paper would free 20 million acres of forestland
 * 7)  In 2000, only 4,545 million tons were recovered.
 * 8)  In the US, 9,190 million tons of office paper was generated, and 4,220 million tons were recovered in 2002.
 * 9)  Compared with the 1994 world average of 97 pounds, the United States per capita consumption of paper is more than 700 pounds, about 2 pounds-per-person-per-day
 * 10)  Per capita consumption of paper in the United States has grown 43 percent since 1980.
 * 11)  The US uses approx. 68 million trees each year to produce 17 billion catalogues and 65 billion pieces of direct mail.
 * 12)  It is estimated that paper consumption will rise by 50% by 2010.
 * 13)  45 percent of paper is recycled in the U.S
 * 14)  Today, 90 per cent of paper pulp is made of wood
 * 15)  The pulp and paper industry is the third largest industrial buyer of elemental chlorine