The Meadows Center for Opportunity has a mission that includes preserving the environment.  The question is:

Does paper recycling really save energy and preserve the environment?

Yes, IT DOES!

A paper mill uses 40 percent less energy to make paper from recycled paper than it does to make paper from fresh lumber. Paper mills generate much of their energy from waste wood, but recycling mills purchase most of their energy from local power companies or use on-site cogeneration facilities.

Making recycled paper also requires fewer chemicals and bleaches than making all-new paper. Although recycled paper is less polluting than paper made from wood fiber, both processes produce different by-products. Paper recycling means fewer trees are used to make paper.  For every ton of paper we shred and recycle 17 trees are saved.

A ton of paper manufactured from recycled fibers rather than virgin fibers conserves:

7,000 Gallons of Water

17 to 31 Trees

4,000 KWh of Electricity

60 Pounds of Air Pollutants