It takes 24 trees to make just one tonne of paper.

Worldwide, 4 billion trees are cut down every year for paper. That’s one per cent of the Amazon Rainforest – every single year.

Facts from: https://www.recyclingbins.co.uk/recycling-facts/

17 trees are saved for each tonne of paper recycled. Think how many would be saved if we recycled all the paper used in Britain.

In Europe, paper is recycled on average 3.8 times, which is above the world average of 2.4 times.

55% of the fibre used by the European Paper Industry comes from recycled paper.

Every Christmas, it is estimated that we throw away over 227 thousand miles rolls of wrapping paper in the UK. That’s enough to cover over 11,000 football pitches.

More sustainable ways of present giving would waste less paper. Try giving experiences rather than stuff, and if you do wrap with Christmas wrapping paper make sure it can be recycled locally or use brown paper and string.

Think about your paper use at home and school and see what you can do to reduce it.

School ideas:
Do you need to send a paper newsletter home if you have contact emails for parents?
Use both sides of paper and set up a scrap paper drawer.
Set up a book swap.
Use exercise books between years so they are full rather than unused and half full.