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Paper
Technology may be solving this problem for us to a large
extent since more and more people are using computers or
iPhones to get their news. If you still get newspapers at home,
don't throw them out with the garbage anymore. Take them to
your recycling center. Stack them up until you have a good
pile, and make it a habit to recycle them.
Americans use 50 million tons of paper annually, and that
means we consume more than 850 million trees. If we make
new paper from recycled paper, it would use 30% to 55% less
energy than making paper from trees. The related air pollution
is reduced by 95%.
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