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Did You Know?

In the U.S, more trees are lost each year to fire, insects, blights and other natural causes than are harvested for paper and timber.
Trees, like corn and wheat, are crops. They are planted with the main purpose of being harvested for wood and paper products. Paper from certified forest are a true renewable resource.
Every day, the wood and paper products industry plants 1.7 million trees. This surpasses the number of trees that are harvested.
Today, the U.S has 513 million acres of timberland and forest. This is 12 million more acres than there were 20 years ago.
An acre of healthy trees will produce 4,280 lbs of oxygen and remove 5,880 lbs of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year.
Every day the paper industry recycles enough paper to fill a 15-mile long train.

Most paper fiber is reusable, however, it cannot be recycled indefinitely. Paper fiber can only be recycled 5 to 7 times.
56% of all paper consumed in the U.S. was recovered for recycling in 2007 and the paper industry has set a goal of 60% by 2010.
In 2007, U.S. paper mills used nearly 36 million tons of recovered paper.
Nearly 20 million tons of recovered fiber is exported from the U.S. around the world in 2007 to help supply the worlds fiber demand.
The first tree farm was established in Washington State.
The first paper merchant in America was Benjamin Franklin, who helped to start 18 mills in Virginia and surrounding areas.
The term “tree farming” was first used in the 1940’s to introduce the public to sustainable forestry terminology they could easily understand.

Definitions

Sustainable: Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Renewable: A resource that is never used up or can be replaced by new growth

Recycleable: To treat or process used or waste materials so as to make suitable for reuse.

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» The Truth About Renewable and
Recycled Fiber

Renewing your resources is just as important as reusing your products.

» Responsible Paper Procurement

We are proud to be Chain of Custody certified (CoC) from both the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

» Actively Working With the Forest
Products Industry

Knowledge is power and we make it a priority to be in the know about what is happening in the forest products industry.

» Continuous Improvements

We are continually looking for ways to lessen our carbon footprint and reduce our impact on the environment.

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