2008 Environmental Savings

 

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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

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