Australia's per capita consumption of paper = 200kg's p.a., equating to 72kg's CO2 emissions Versus operating a plasma television 5 hours per day x 6 days per week = 450kg's CO2 emissions.
Globally, industrial forestry including the planting of new forests and re-establishing old forest areas is estimated to result in the absorption annually of 1 billion tones of CO2.
It is estimated that there are 25% more trees in the developed world today than in 1901.
Australians recycle approximately 46% of their overall generated waste, growing by 825% over the past 7 years.
Australia ranks No. 1 in the world for newsprint recycling, which has grown from 28% in 1990 to 75% in 2006.
48% of Australia paper manufacturing sectors fibre needs come from recycled paper.
Information has been sourced by APIA - Australian Paper Industry Association Ltd.