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- Wrapping paper without foil, cellophane, plastic coating or glitter can be recycled (AF&PA).
- Most Valentine’s Day cards, without glitter or plastic, and their envelopes can be recycled (AF&PA).
- On average annually, 92% of all cardboard boxes consumed in the U.S. were recovered for recycling (AF&PA).
- On average, paper and cardboard account for 75% of packaging materials recovered for recycling in the U.S. (PaperRecycles.org).
- Did you know there are 20% more trees in the United States today than in 1970 (AF&PA)?
- Every day, 3.2 million trees are planted in the country— more than Chicago’s 2.7 million residents (AF&PA).
- Forestry is responsible for the largest supply of municipal drinking water in the country (U.S. Forest Service).
- Paper and paper-based packaging are one of the most recycled materials in the U.S. (EPA).
- Trees in U.S. forests absorb more carbon dioxide than forestry related activities produce (U.S. Forest Service).
- Paper mills typically reuse water at least 10 times before purifying and returning it to waterways (AF&PA).
- In 2016, about two-thirds of the energy used by leading mills came from renewable biomass energy (AF&PA).
- Private forest owners plant about four million trees every day (ForestFoundation.org).
- Corrugated fibers can be reused 7 to 10 times to make newboxes and other paper products (Corrugated.org).
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