ton of paper

collocation in English

meaningsoftonandpaper

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ton
noun[C]
uk
/tʌn/us
/tʌn/
a unit of weight equal to ...
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paper
noun
uk
/ˈpeɪ.pər/us
/ˈpeɪ.pɚ/
thin, flat material made from crushed wood or cloth, used for writing, printing, or ...
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(Definition oftonandpaperfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The industry has reduced the number of gallons it uses pertonofpaperproduced.
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In the paper industry, it takes one ton of coal to make onetonofpaper.
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The amount of coal required is about two tons to onetonofpaper.
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For example, for everytonofpaperthat we recycle we save importing a ton of pulp.
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I would point out that it takes from three to five tons of coal to make atonofpaper.
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A moderately sized firm of stockbrokers told me last week that they used onetonofpapera week.
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That is an enormous amount of industrial energy effort and material to utilise in the process and manufacture of onetonofpaper.
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Out of a ton of straw you can create half atonofpaperpulp and a quarter of a ton of bioethanol.
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I understand that with their existing plant, paper makers require more coal pertonofpaperproduced if they use straw in place of esparto.
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It takes 160 tons of water to make onetonofpaper, and 400 tons to produce one ton of synthetic rubber.
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