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Environmental Benefits

Environmental Benefits. If Staples printed 10% less Full Line catalogs, we would save: Paper Wood Resources Saved – 1,270,000 lbs. (4,394 trees)* Energy Saved – 10,597,000 BTUs (116 US homes energy use/year)* Greenhouse Gas Emissions reduced – 2,054,719 lbs. CO2 (187 US cars emissions/year)*

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Environmental Benefits

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  1. Environmental Benefits If Staples printed 10% less Full Line catalogs, we would save: Paper • Wood Resources Saved – 1,270,000 lbs. (4,394 trees)* • Energy Saved – 10,597,000 BTUs (116 US homes energy use/year)* • Greenhouse Gas Emissions reduced – 2,054,719 lbs. CO2 (187 US cars emissions/year)* • Water saved – 4,920,723 gallons (7 Swimming pools)* • Solid Waste Reduced – 729,132 lbs. (26 Garbage Trucks of waste)* Cardboard Packaging • Wood Resources Saved – 18,000 lbs. (61 trees)** • Energy Saved – 186,000 BTUs (2 US homes energy use/year)** • Greenhouse Gas Emissions reduced – 34,976 lbs. CO2 (3 US cars emissions/year)** • Water Saved – 42,613 gallons** • Solid Waste Reduced – 8,547 lbs. (not land filled or incinerated)** Deisel/CO2 • Diesel Saved – 597,222 gallons*** • CO2 Saved – 6,689 Tons*** *Assuming 15% post-consumer recycled content average. Calculations derived using the Environmental Defense Paper Calculator Tool. **Assuming 16,666 lbs. cardboard with 65% post-consumer recycled content average. Calculations derived using the Environmental Defense Paper Calculator Tool. ***Assuming 75 miles traveled to each delivery location. Average ton-miles traveled per gallon of diesel: 60; pounds of CO2 per gallon of diesel: 22.4. (Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics Data for Truck Freight.

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