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When was paper first
produced in Wisconsin? |
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The first paper made in Wisconsin
was produced in Milwaukee and was used to publish the Milwaukee Sentinel & Gazette
on March 7, 1848. |
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Why was Wisconsin a
desirable place for making paper? |
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A plentiful supply of fresh water
is necessary for quality papermaking, so it was natural for the industry to begin
developing further north along the banks of some of the state’s major rivers. |
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How does
Wisconsin rank in papermaking compared to other states? |
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Wisconsin is
America’s #1 papermaking state, and has led the nation for over
50 years. More than 5 million tons of
paper and over 1 million tons of paperboard (like cereal and toothpaste boxes) are
produced here annually. |
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How much
recovered waste paper do Wisconsin paper companies use in their processes each year? |
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Wisconsin's paper
industry is a national leader in the reuse of recovered waste paper. About
2,594,000 tons
of recycled paper are turned into new products every year in Wisconsin, or more than
double the tonnage processed in 1980. The dramatic increase saves tremendous volumes of
landfill space. Each ton of wastepaper diverted from landfills is estimated to free three
cubic yards of space for other waste. Wisconsin's 2.59 million tons of reused wastepaper
saves 7.77 million cubic yards in landfills. |
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Are
Wisconsin’s forests growing or shrinking? |
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Growing. During the past 30
years, forests grew larger in volume by more than 50 percent. They now contain 16.5
billion cubic feet of fiber. During the same time, about 200,000 acres were added to the
state's forest "inventory." Trees cover 15.7 million acres or about 46 percent
of the state's land mass. Simply stated, more trees are planted and more wood is grown in
Wisconsin annually than the combined volume that is harvested or lost to natural disasters
such as wild fire, wind and ice storms, disease and insects. |
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