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 Stories About: China AND Germany AND green living AND Japan AND Netherlands AND recycling AND United States
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Paper Chase
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Josh Sevin |
02 Feb 2000 |
Counter Culture |
| a 50 percent increase in worldwide paper consumption is expected by 2010 115 billion sheets of paper are used annually for personal computers 700 pounds of paper are consumed by the average American each year 10,000 trees are cut down annually in China to make holiday cards 3 cubic yards of landfill space can be saved by one ton of recycled paper 77 percent of paper is recycled in the Netherlands 67 percent of paper is recycled in Germany 52 percent of paper ... |
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| Topics: China, Germany, green living, Japan, Netherlands, recycling, United States (all these topics) |
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