In 2000, paper producing companies released 153,265,438,898 lbs of carbon dioxide (CO2) into earth’s atmosphere. This is the equivalent of adding 13,916,775 cars to our roads for an entire year.

By reducing the amount of paper consumption, we can begin eliminating the level of these emissions. We can also reduce the number of burning fossil fuels and methane from paper decomposing in landfills, all of which contribute to earth’s climate change and global warming.