28
MAR
2015

Paper and wood consumption by the Numbers

Billions of people consume millions of tons of paper and cardboard products each year. Although this number of content and data virtualization technology is increasing. Both copier paper used in offices and tissue paper either our house or our workplace incoming invoices, newspapers … the tree is used for all paper and cardboard derivative products from your mind or can reuse or recycling.

So, in this paper used the sanılırca collected from trees that we might actually forget that the tree itself? Several agents and interesting statistics worth remembering that before using the product paper we prepared for you.

Let us remind them!

  • Paper and cardboard consumption in Turkey is about 6 million tons annually. Per capita consumption is 70 kg.
  • Our recycling rate is 40% level and move it to the target level of 60% within 5 years.
  • Each year, paper, cardboard and wood are consumed per person per 7 for our vital needs. We can erect at least 7 seedlings every year, which means nature.
  • 1 hectares of coniferous trees 30 tons per year, while broadleaf trees can produce 16 tons of oxygen.
  • A beech Adults can destroy the carbon dioxide out of the approximately 1,000 people in 1 day. At the same time a year and 7 kg of powder can filter about 300 kg of poison.
  • Accordingly, about 50% of the air pollution is cleared through the forest.

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  • 10 m2 at 25 meters in length located in a 100 year old beech 30,000 liters per year. fertile soil can absorb water which is preserved by preventing soil erosion.
  • Approximately 10,000 hectares can be found in one tree, the tree can produce 10,000 to 30,000 people daily consume oxygen. If you reduce the amount of paper consumed by everyone in the world half a year 8 million hectares of forest be protected and these figures are at significant levels with the savings to be made when considering the benefits can be achieved.

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  • Paper imports decreased by increasing the recycling rate and provided benefits to the national economy. Thus achieving the highest energy saving and water consumption for the production of paper.
  • We recycle 70 kg of paper can save one tree. If we save one tree can produce the oxygen consumed by 3 people per day.
  • 1 ton to 2 tons of wood pulp as well as necessary for it to cut 20 trees and 20 trees cut by only 200,000 pages should be noted that 80 boxes of A4 photocopy paper can be produced ..

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  • Ministry of Environment and Forestry, although the correspondence with the space, according to the 2 million trees saved. About 80 kg a year, according to the average office worker. throwing away paper. If this figure is considered to be equal to the paper obtained from one tree to the importance of recycling is actually more to the fore.

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Ever-increasing population also leads to increased consumption. Resources consuming very important to think long-term sustainability. Failure to put in place when consumed at the same rate of new, will not do anything other than selfishness for future generations. Conscious consumption can be achieved with minimum damage and maximum benefit so that the next time you use paper products actually useful to note the importance of opening the way to what could be.

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