How many whole trees do you have to cut down to get one bucket full of paper? Not to mention the resources you need to repair the axe you used to cut down the trees?
There are about 16 cups in a average 5 gallon bucket. Considering paper is basically just pulped wood, and you’re probably shredding it for an easy burn… HowStuffWorks says 500 pages from a single tree. Which would probably fill the bucket if you crumpled it just so, so yeah just one. As someone who lives in the country, it’s easier than you think to cut down a tree (hint, you use a saw not an axe unless your hand is used to bashing stuff apart). You typically don’t have to repair anything unless you’ve done it wrong. Now, getting a… Read more »
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“I try to out out the fire with water, but the water is made out of paper!”
How many whole trees do you have to cut down to get one bucket full of paper? Not to mention the resources you need to repair the axe you used to cut down the trees?
There are about 16 cups in a average 5 gallon bucket. Considering paper is basically just pulped wood, and you’re probably shredding it for an easy burn… HowStuffWorks says 500 pages from a single tree. Which would probably fill the bucket if you crumpled it just so, so yeah just one. As someone who lives in the country, it’s easier than you think to cut down a tree (hint, you use a saw not an axe unless your hand is used to bashing stuff apart). You typically don’t have to repair anything unless you’ve done it wrong. Now, getting a… Read more »
Whoops I read that wrong. 80,500 sheets. Pretty sure even a small tree would fill a bucket.
2 cups in a pint X 2 pints in a quart times 4 quarts in a gallon x 5 = 80 cups in 5 gallons