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Jan 5, 2013

How much newspaper must be recycled to save one tree?

One 35-40 foot (10.6 to 12 meter) tree produces a stack of newspapers 4 feet (1.2 meters) thick; this much newspaper must be recycled to save a tree. (The Handy Science Answer Book, compiled by the Science and Technology department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh