The enviro myth   Print House Ltd
Myth: The paper I use consumes a vast amount of energy.
Fact: It doesn't.

People mistakenly think paper making is a voracious energy consumer, but look more closely and you'll discover some surprisingly small statistics about paper and energy...
As industries go, paper making is a large scale undertaking and you'd expect it to generate some frightening statistics. It doesn't. On average it takes 500 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity to produce 200kg of paper, the average amount of paper that each of us consume each year.

Does 500 kilowatt-hours sound a lot? It's the equivalent to:
  • Powering one computer continuously for five months;
  • Burning a 60w light bulb continuously for one year;
  • The energy consumed by a typical household leaving its electronic equipment on stand-by for a year.
    •  Paper & the Environment, ATS Consulting 2007
'The European pulp and paper industry is strongly in favour of renewable energy and has declared an intent that commits the industry to increase the share of biomass-based energy in its total primary energy consumption from 49% in 2001 to 56% in 2010.'
CEPI
We acknowledge and thank Martyn Eustace, Director of Two Sides,
who has kindly allowed Print House to include information from
the Two Sides website www.twosides.info.

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