What progress has been achieved in recent years?
GPIs consistent education and advocacy work have also spurred the development of environmental paper policies from over 180 book publishers approximately 42% of market-share in the U.S. book sector. This has resulted in a six fold increase in recycled fiber use– representative of a reduction of over approximately 1.4 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions (equivalent to over 250,000 cars/yr) and nearly 3 million trees per year Weve helped to advance the development of nearly 30 new eco-paper grades, including recycled, postconsumer recycled and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) fiber content and supported a cut in price premiums by 50%, and there are now 31 U.S. and Canadian printers serving U.S. publishers are now stocking environmental grades in-house.
