From pizza boxes to shopping bags, books to birthday invitations – paper is recyclable, renewable, tactile, inclusive and part of who we are. The industry employs thousands and we love paper, and it shows.
Some may surprise you!
U.S forests, which provide wood for making paper, have been growing by over 1,200 NFL football fields every day!
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In 2024, 60% - 64% of paper and paper-based packaging in the U.S. was recovered for recycling. The recycling rate for cardboard, what the industry calls corrugated, was 69% - 74%. About 80% of U.S. mills use recycled fiber.
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About 64% of the U.S. pulp, paper and paper-based packaging mills energy needs are met with renewable biomass energy.
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