185
gallons of water per item
Per item: one paperback book (~0.35 kg paper)
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9.25
Washing Machine Load
About This Data
A paperback book containing about 0.35 kilograms of paper embeds roughly 700 liters (around 185 gallons). Estimated from the WFN paper figure of about 2,000 liters per kilogram (one A4 sheet is about 10 liters). Source: Water Footprint Network (Mekonnen & Hoekstra), per-item estimate.
Figures are global-average totals (green + blue + grey water) per item and are not California-specific; the crop fact sheets on this site show California consumptive water use (green + blue, excludes grey) per serving, so compare with that difference in mind.