Pop Quiz: Pile on the Paper

Answer: D) 700 pounds of paper

While worldwide average per-capita paper use is 110 pounds, in the US that number is almost 7 times greater at 700 pounds per person. While it was widely believed that the computer greatly reduce paper consumption, the average daily web user prints 28 pages daily.

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