The Paper Towel Problem

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๐Ÿงป Each falling sheet represents 1,000 paper towels consumed in the US

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Paper Towels Used

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individual sheets

~13,000/sec in the US

Americans consume half the world's paper towels โ€” 13 billion pounds per year.

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Trees Cut Down

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trees killed

~4.3/sec in the US

135 million trees removed annually in the US for paper towels.

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Water Consumed

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gallons

~694 gal/sec in the US

20,000 gallons of water needed per ton of paper towels produced in the US.

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Landfill Waste

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lbs to landfills

~76.5 lbs/sec in the US

3,000 tons discarded daily. Cannot be recycled.

๐Ÿ’ก One reusable cloth can replace 1,700 paper towels and cut your carbon footprint by 70-80%.

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