According to the U.S. Census Bureau, “the world population is expanding at a mind-boggling rate. The world reached 1 billion people in 1800; 2 billion by 1922; and over 6 billion by 2000. It is estimated that the population will swell to over 9 billion by 2050. That means that if the world’s natural resources were evenly distributed, people in 2050 will only have 25% of the resources per capita that people in 1950 had.”

And if that’s not enough:

• Making a ton of paper from recycled stock saves up to 17 trees and uses 50% less water than making paper from virgin fiber.

• The U.S. uses nearly $1 million worth of energy every minute.

• The average American generates 4.5 pounds of trash every day, which is almost twice the amount of trash the average American produced daily in 1960.

• The National Recycling Coalition reports that recycling supports 1.1 million jobs in the U.S.

• Over the past 40 years, the total commercial and residential waste produced in the U.S. has nearly tripled.

We believe every company should take steps to “be green” in their own way, but we do so by doing the following:

• Printing with natural based inks and on recycled papers whenever possible;

• We recycle! All of our paper waste gets recycled, as does any plastic;

• We use less power-hungry machinery by investing in Apple laptops, a company who is committed to sustainability;

• We work with vendors who are diligently pursuing sustainability, and working towards reducing their carbon footprint.

Source: Energy Information Administration