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Facts from this document: Paper Production and Consumption Facts

https://www.greenamerica.org/sites/default/files/inline-files/Paper%20Facts%202017.pdf

Paper Production and Consumption Facts Global and U.S. Paper Production and Consumption Statistics • Demand for wood products such as paper, furniture and construction materials is a major cause of damage to tropical forests—and that demand is projected to increase over the next half-century (Elias & Boucher “Planting for the Future”, 2014). • The most notable increases in projected wood product consumption by 2060 will be in pulp and paper (Elias & Boucher “Planting for the Future”, 2014, p. 14). • 40% of the world’s industrial logging goes into making paper, and this is expected to reach 50% in the near future (The Paperless Project, 2014) • The U.S. uses approximately 68 million trees each year to produce paper and paper products (The Paperless Project, 2014). • Worldwide consumption of paper has risen by 400% in the last 40 years with 35% of harvested trees being used for paper manufacture (The Paperless Project, 2014). • In the last 20 years, the usage of paper products has increased from 92 million tons to 208 million, which is a growth of 126% (The Paperless Project, 2014). • The pulp and paper industry is the fourth largest industrial user of energy, consuming 6.4 EJ in 2005, and a significant emitter of greenhouse gas (source EIA report, 2008). • Worldwide the pulp and paper industry is the fifth largest consumer of energy, accounting for 4% of all the world’s energy use (The Paperless Project, 2014).

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The U.S. still uses an estimated 68-70 million trees annually to produce paper and paper products. However, efforts to increase paper recycling and sustainable forestry practices have helped mitigate some of the environmental impacts associated with paper production.Oct 30, 2024