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The article presents information related to Paper Calculator, an interactive tool that enables companies and other organizations in understanding and improving their paper use. Developed by Environmental Defense, a New York City based national non-profit organization, the tool provides users with U.S. average wood consumption, energy use and other environmental impacts of different paper and paperboard types across their full lifecycle. The organization wants to make it easier for companies to be eco friendly by making it easier for them to specifying and purchase paper and packaging materials with recycled content.

This article focuses on The Paper Calculator, which was developed by Environmental Defense to provide information about the amounts of energy and wood used to make different types of paper. Users can see how using less paper or changing paper specifications can reduce environmental effects. The calculator also helps users measure and communicate the environmental benefits of their paper choices.