Paper Recycling

General Paper Facts 4100 kilowatts saved per ton recycled 60 lbs. of air pollution reduced per ton recycled. (Source: National Polymers Inc.) In 1996, 42.3 million tons of paper were recycled in America. (Source: "Recycling and Buy Recycled Fact Sheets" America Recycles Day) The overall paper and paperboard recovery rate was 44.7 percent for 1996. The total weight of paper and paperboard recovered in 1996 was 42.3 million tons, or 295 pounds per American citizen. (Source: American Forest and Paper Association) In 1996,...