The Paper industry is a relatively small user of wood. Of the wood extracted from the world's forests, 53% is used for energy production, 28% is used by sawmills, and around 11% is used directly by the paper industry
01/07/2010

Print and Paper comprises 1% or less of World Greenhouse Gas Emissions
13/04/2010

The single biggest direct cause of tropical deforestation is conversion to cropland and pasture,mostly for subsistence, which is growing crops or raising livestock to meet daily needs
09/03/2010

The Growing Stock in Europe is Increasing

05/03/2010

The recycling rate in Europe reached 66.6% in 2008.The total amount of paper collected and sent to be recycled in paper mills came to 60.3 million tonnes, an increase of 8.2 million tonnes (or +15.8%) since 2004
05/03/2010

Some 10.4 million tonnes (or 17.2%) of the total 60.3 million tonnes were exported for recycling in third countries outside the commitment region of EU-27 plus Norway and Switzerland.
05/03/2010

E-waste is now the fastest growing component of the municipal solid waste stream. In Europe e-waste is increasing at three to five percent a year, almost three times faster than the total waste stream
The amount of electronic products discarded globally has skyrocketed recently, with 20-50 million tonnes generated every year. Electronic waste (e-waste) now makes up five percent of all municipal solid waste worldwide,

• Mobile phones have a lifecycle of less than two years in developed countries
• 183 million computers were sold worldwide in 2004 - 11.6 percent more than in 2003
• 674 million mobile phones were sold worldwide in 2004 - 30 percent more than in 2003
• By 2010, there will be 716 million new computers in use. There will be 178 million new computer users in China, 80 million new users in India
• 183 million computers were sold worldwide in 2004 - 11.6 percent more than in 2003
• 674 million mobile phones were sold worldwide in 2004 - 30 percent more than in 2003

05/03/2010

According to the FAO, 90 per cent of deforestation is caused by unsustainable agricultural practices
05/03/2010

About 80 percent of total emissions from agriculture, including deforestation, are from developing countries.
05/03/2010

Euros 5.25 billion, is the estimated value of all waste in Europe

05/03/2010

The amount of Carbon stored in products is about 540 million tons of CO2 every year

26/01/2010

'The available data demonstrate that the greenhouse gas emissions along the forest products value chain are largely offset by the sequestration accomplished in forest products'.

26/01/2010

71% of all paper and board produced in the UK is recovered for reuse either in the UK or for export.

06/01/2010

The recycling rate in Europe reached 66.6% in 2008.The total amount of paper collected and sent to be recycled in paper mills came to 60.3 million tonnes, an increase of 8.2 million tonnes (or +15.8%) since 2004, the base year for the target the industry has set itself for increasing recyclingin Europe. Some 10.4 million tonnes (or 17.2%) of the total 60.3 million tonnes were exported for recycling in third countries outside
the commitment region of EU-27 plus Norway and Switzerland.
05/01/2010

The European paper industry is actually the largest industrial producer and user of renewable energy in Europe today. It produces 17% of all renewable energy used by industry. In fact, 53% of all the energy consumed by the European paper industry is renewable.
04/01/2010

European Forests cover 44 percent of the land area of Europe
10/12/2009

The European paper industry fully supports the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity.
28/08/2009

The health, vitality, and area of forests show a stable or increasing trend in most countries
27/08/2009

Forest in EU countries cover 42% of the total land area
27/08/2009

The UN has also said that forest health in Europe is both good and improving
13/07/2009

The European Environment Agency has stated that that European forestry is developing in a way that can be considered good for biodiversity
13/07/2009

Paper fibres can be reused a number of times. The paper industry is a leading recycler
13/07/2009

Paper accounts for more than half of all the packaging material recovered for recycling. More than glass, metal and plastic combined.
13/07/2009

CO2 emissions per tonne of paper produced have been cut by 35.8% since 1990
13/07/2009

Of the energy consumed today, 55% used in European paper mills is renewable biomass (and biomass is carbon neutral). This is the highest percentage of all industrial sectors in the EU and the industry expects to grow this to 56% by 2010
13/07/2009

In Belgium, 97% of households check the post daily, 74% open the mail immediately. 80% of all DM is opened with an average reading time of two minutes. In the UK, levels of opening (67%) and reading (45%) increased in 2005. 70% of customers keep direct mail for later use
13/07/2009

The total forest area in Europe is expected to increase by around five percent between 2000 and 2020
13/07/2009

Wood volume in European forests has reached record heights and is increasing
13/07/2009

European Forest biomass carbon reserves are huge, and increasing.
13/07/2009

98 percent of all European forests are covered by a forest management plan or equivalent.
13/07/2009

Forest management practices increasingly promote biodiversity
13/07/2009

Half the UK's household energy requirements could be needed to drive laptops and PCs in the next 10 years
13/07/2009

2% of the UK's current energy requirement is demanded by data centres today. Roughly the same as the airline industry.
13/07/2009

One e mail, with a 400kb attachment, sent to 20 people, is equivalent to burning a 100w lightbulb for 30 minutes.
13/07/2009

60/70% computers are left on all the time. This is equivalent to: - 1.5 billion KW hours - 1.5 billion one bar electric fires on for one hour costing £150million - 200,000 small family cars
13/07/2009

The highest concentration of worldwide data centres is in London
13/07/2009

For every KW of power used by a server, another KW is needed to cool it down
13/07/2009

A typical data centre can consume between 10 to 20 MW, equivalent to the demand from a small town like Woking or Luton.
13/07/2009

UK Studies have shown that campaigns combining mail and internet yield up to an additional 25% response rate
13/07/2009

Mail represents 0.1% of total household emissions. It amounts to only 14kg of CO2 per year based on an average number of mail items for a household of 707 per year. This is equivalent to: - One 70km car journey - Five Cheeseburgers - Nine litres of milk - 6.6 minutes of a transatlantic flight
13/07/2009

Since 1950 forests in Western Europe have increased by 30%
13/07/2009

94.4% of the paper we use is made in Europe
13/07/2009

In Europe the area of forest cover is growing at a rate of 1.5 million football pitches every year. (source EEA The European environment: State and Outlook 2005). Did you know? - 33% more new trees grow in Europe every year than are harvested - Forest in Europe is increasing annually by an area equivalent to more than 1.5 million football pitches - 26% of the wood used to make paper comes from wood residues generated by other industries and 40-50% of the remainder comes from commercial thinnings.
13/07/2009