12 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

2,942 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

5,023 Gallons of water
one ton of recycled paper saves 7,000 gallons of water

2 Cubic yards of local landfill space
one ton of paper saves 3.3 cubic yards of landfill

43 Pounds of air pollution
eliminates 60 lbs. of air pollutants created when making paper from virgin wood pulp

294 Gallons of fuel
one ton of paper recycled saves 410 gallons of fuel