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40% of landfills are made of plain old paper! When compacted in a landfill, paper can take several decades to biodegrade, meanwhile producing methane, a nasty greenhouse gas with a heat trapping capacity 23 times greater than that of carbon dioxide. Another reason why we all must recycle.

Source: www.epa.gov and www.greenpressinitiative.org

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Where Would Life Be Without Plants? E-mail
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