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West World Paper has an eco-audit program that calculates the environmental savings a company receives after purchasing any of our recycled papers. The environmental benefits include: Saving trees, energy, waste, water as well as green-house gases.West World Paper upon request will calculate your environmental savings in an eco-audit.
Example Eco-Audit:
ECO-AUDIT
Environmental Benefits of Using Recycled Paper
Using recycled paper made with post-consumer waste and bleached without the use of chlorine or chlorine compounds results in measurable environmental benefits1. We are pleased to report the following savings for your project.
Project:
Paper used: 35” 50lb Gray’s Harbor 40, FSC Certified  1Environmental benefits are calculated based on research done by the Environmental Defense Fund and the other members of the Paper Task Force who studied the environmental impacts of the paper industry. Contact the EDF for a copy of their report and the latest updates on their data. Trees saved calculation based on trees with a 10” diameter. Actual diameter of trees cut for pulp range from 6” up to very large, old growth trees. Home energy use equivalent provided by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., San Francisco. Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), and Absorbable Organic Compounds (AOX). Landfill space saved based on American Paper Institute, Inc. publication, Paper Recycling and its Role in Solid Waste Management. |
