• a 50 percent increase in worldwide paper consumption is expected by 2010
  • 115 billion sheets of paper are used annually for personal computers
  • 700 pounds of paper are consumed by the average American each year
  • 10,000 trees are cut down annually in China to make holiday cards
  • 3 cubic yards of landfill space can be saved by one ton of recycled paper
  • 77 percent of paper is recycled in the Netherlands
  • 67 percent of paper is recycled in Germany
  • 52 percent of paper is recycled in Japan
  • 45 percent of paper is recycled in the U.S.

Sources:
1 — World Resources Institute
2 — Worldwatch Institute
3 — Environmental Defense Fund
4 — Xinhua News Agency
5 — 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
6 — Washington Post
7-9 — Worldwatch Institute