Paper Recycling
Here are some facts you may not know:
1. On average, each one of us in the UK uses 200kg of paper each year. About 61% of this paper is recycled - this could increase to 79% if we put more effort into recycling;
2. Every year in the UK we use 12.5 million tonnes of paper and cardboard (source: Confederation of Paper Industries www.paper.org.uk);
3. As much as 83 km2 Christmas wrapping paper will be collected by our binmen (source: www.wastewatch.org.uk);
4. The UK could save up to £800m against our balance of payments deficit by not importing new pulp.
5. Office paper recycling is growing but still has some way to go - use of office and printing paper amounts to 4.6 million tonnes per annum - 44% of the UK's total paper consumption, of which only 15% is actually recycled;
6. An office worker will use 1584 sheets of A4 paper in a month - the larger the company, the more paper per worker will be wasted;
7. A small company of around 40 people could save up to £40,000 per annum by introducing paper saving initiatives.
See also
- Why should we recycle paper?
- Benefits of secure shredding