2008 Environmental Savings
Newsprint |
Offset |
Text and Cover |
Totals |
||
| Wood Use | tons | 822 |
1224 |
625 |
2,671 |
| trees | 5694 |
8476 |
4325 |
18,495 |
|
| Total Energy | BTUs (mil) | 4563 |
5898 |
2642 |
13,103 |
| homes | 50 |
65 |
29 |
144 |
|
| Greenhouse Gases | pounds CO2 | 1,198,630 |
744,173 |
385,945 |
2,328,748 |
| cars | 109 |
68 |
35 |
212 |
|
| Wastewater | gallons | 889266 |
3089355 |
1760194 |
5,738,815 |
| pools | 1 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
|
| Solid Waste | pounds garbage | 448536 |
396734 |
194817 |
1,040,087 |
| garbage trucks | 16 |
14 |
7 |
37 |
|
Wood Use measures the amount of wood required to produce a given amount of paper.
Total Energy Consumption measures all the energy including electricity and all forms of fuels consumed to produce a given amount of paper. The unit of measure is British Thermal Units (BTUs).
Greenhouse Gases including carbon dioxide (CO2) from burning fossil fuels and methane from paper decomposing in landfills, contribute to climate change by trapping energy from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere. The unit of measure is CO2 equivalents.
Wastewater measures the amount of process water that is treated and discharged to a mill's receiving waters. Wastewater volume indicates both the amount of fresh water needed in production and the potential impact of the waste water discharges on the receiving waters.
Solid Waste includes sludge and other wastes generated during pulp and paper manufacturing and used paper disposed of in landfills and incinerators.Environmental impact estimates were made using the Environmental Defense Paper Calculator. For more information visit http://www.papercalculator.org

