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The Paper Calculator is based on research done by the Paper Task Force, a peer-reviewed study of the lifecycle environmental impacts of paper production and disposal. The underlying data are updated regularly.
Type of paper based on degree of porosity, reflectivity, stiffness, opacity, smoothness, and gloss. Some of the most common grades of paper are free sheet (copy paper), groundwood (newspaper), supercalendered (newspaper inserts), corrugated, and paperboard.
The percentage of PRE- and POST-consumer recycled fiber used in your paper. See entries in our glossary section on postconsumer fiber and preconsumer fiber.
For pulp composition and bleaching technologies, select either National Averages (this is most commonly used) or you can enter customized settings.
EarthColor is one of the largest commercial print houses in the country and works diligently to minimize their impact on the environment. Through transparency and measurement, and by leading the industry in new practices and ideas, EarthColor is reducing the environmental footprint of the projects it produces.
"The Paper Calculator is an intelligent, flexible and comprehensive tool which has helped Dell identify and quantify significant internal environmental savings opportunities and assisted the company's green focus.
"The tool also allows us to convey to Dell stakeholders and customers our commitment to the environment by striving to source as much post consumer content as possible."
Tod Arbogast, Director
Dell Sustainable Business
For information about the life cycle analysis used in the Paper Calculator,
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