Recycled Paper Usage Results  as of December 1, 2008 These statistics reflect Thermocopy’s internal usage of 30% post-consumer recycled content paper.

Paper Usage

month

year-to-date

30% PCR Paper

31,500 sheets

453,000 sheets

Environmental Impact

month

year-to-date

Trees Saved

3 trees

39 trees

Oil Saved

6 gallons

83 gallons

Landfill Use (cubic yards)

0.03 yds

0.39 yds

Fresh Water Saved

423 gallons

6,082 gallons

Energy Saved

236 kwh

3,395 kwh

Statistics Production of one ton of 30% PCR paper equals:      7.2 trees      36 gallons of oil      0.17 cubic yards of landfill      2,625 gallons of fresh water      1464 kwh of energy Document Management Thermocopy employees have reduced the total amount of paper used by printing in duplex mode and increasing the use of digital forms and communication (vs. printouts). All employees are encouraged to print documents only when needed. Please our recycling results page to see how much paper we've recycled this so far this year!