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We Flush 27,000 Trees a Day

February 2, 2022
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During the Global Forest and Paper Summit held in Vancouver, BC, Claude Martin of WWF (Worldwide Fund for Nature) reported that we flush the equivalent of 27,000 trees down the toilet every day. Globally, the U.S. is the biggest consumer of toilet paper.

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