270 million trees are cut down annually to meet the global demand for paper towels.

The US accounts for nearly half of all global paper towel purchases.  

Each roll of paper towels emits about 0.06 pounds of CO2.

Manufacturing one (1) ton of paper towels requires 17 trees. 

On average, producing a single roll of paper towels requires more than 2.6 gallons of water.

Paper towels end up in landfills, generating methane as they decompose.

Annually, paper towels contribute approximately 7.58 billion pounds of municipal waste.