Around the world we use 1 million tonnes of paper every day. Too much of this paper usage is wasteful and unnecessary and puts huge pressures on the environment.
How you can save paper
Paper is too valuable to waste
What can I do?
- INDIVIDUALS: Save paper at home and at the office
- BUSINESSES: Buy responsibly-produced paper for my business & make my pulp/paper business more sustainable
Why save paper?
Paper usage in many parts of the word is on the rise. Expanding production and pulp wood harvesting threatens some of the last remaining natural forests and the people and wildlife that depend on them.The world´s paper hunger also significantly contributes to climate change.
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Environmental impacts of the pulp and paper sector
