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Even more interesting than the packet was the envelope that it came in, which loudly proclaimed, "THIS IS NOT A TREE." It's made out of a synthetic material produced by a company called Yupo.
And even more interesting than THAT is a blog linked off the VoteForTrees.com site -- the These Come From Trees Blog, which bills itself as the world's first guerrilla public service announcement. Here are a few interesting details:
Quick Facts about "These Come From Trees"I'm a sucker for stuff like this, so I'll probably buy some.
- Testing shows a "These Come From Trees" sticker on a paper towel dispenser reduces paper towel consumption by ~15%
- A typical fast food restaurant with two bathrooms can use up to 2000 pounds of paper towels a year
- The average coffee shop uses 1000 pounds of paper towels a year
- A single tree produces around 100 pounds of paper
- A single "These Come From Trees" sticker can save around a tree's worth of paper, every year
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Shoot us an email! thesecomefromtrees@gmail.com
Stickers are on the house for people who blog about them! ; )
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