Submitted: The Two Sides Team October 7, 2015

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 is International Print Day!  You can participate and help the print and paper community by sharing our selection of “tweet-friendly” facts we created for #IPD15. It’s a fantastic way to remind people why print and paper is a sustainable way to communicate, and bust myths at the same time.  Just cut and paste into Twitter – we’ve done the work for you!

#IPD15 Print & Paper generate 8.4 million U.S. jobs (6% of jobs) & $1.3 trillion in revenue (8.6% of GDP) http://tinyurl.com/nht6wdh

#IPD15 In the last 60 yrs, total U.S. forest area increased by over 3% & net volume of trees on timberland by 58% http://tinyurl.com/nwpkecb

#IPD15 Millions of U.S. family forest owners provide 90% of pulpwood & this promotes responsibly managed forests http://tinyurl.com/q5utnvp

#IPD15 The print & paper industry is one of the lowest greenhouse gas emitters at only 1% of global CO2 emissions http://tinyurl.com/m34pwwa 

#IPD15 The recovery rate of paper in Canada is 73% – more than any other commodity in the municipal waste stream http://tinyurl.com/q27wk99 

#IPD15 Canada has the largest area of independently certified forest in the world – 300 million acres http://tinyurl.com/oxxdd3k

#IPD15 The foundation of the tree-free movement is flawed! Paper use is a key factor in maintaining forests http://tinyurl.com/pxwfova

#IPD15 72% believe that print & paper is a sustainable way to communicate when produced and used responsibly http://tinyurl.com/pn4ofjr

#IPD15 88% understand & can retain /use information better if they read in print (screen reading shows 64% & lower) http://tinyurl.com/nzm7nyw

#IPD15 Surveys says printed documents are easier to read (74%), better for storage & archiving (56%) & more… http://tinyurl.com/nzm7nyw

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