What’s a primary component of virgin paper?
Paper is a relatively renewable resource when produced responsibly. Recycling it when you can keeps those resources in use longer.
Which of these paper products can't be recycled curbside?
Thermal receipts contain chemicals such as BPA, which contaminate paper recycling.
What’s a primary component of recycled paper?
Recycled paper can be made from many types of paper, including most of the paper you encounter on a daily basis.
What percentage of the pulp mixture for making paper is water?
For every pound of paper recycled, over 3 gallons of water is saved!
OK...not quite. Up through the Apollo missions, the astronauts used to pee outside the capsule. And since that pee was made from water that came from Earth, that is lost. But for the most part, the Earth is still as wet as always.
Pretty informative on recycling