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Recycling
Thanks to industry leadership and the tireless efforts of the millions of Americans who recycle paper at home, work, and school every day, paper recovery has reached record levels. In 2007, 56 percent of the paper consumed in the U.S. was recovered for recycling. This impressive figure equals nearly 360 pounds for each man, woman, and child in America. Since 1990, when the paper industry established its first recovery goal to advance recycling in the United States, paper recovery has grown by more than 85 percent.
The paper industry has set an aggressive new goal to recover 60 percent of the paper consumed in the U.S. by 2012. This represents a tremendous increase in recovery, as each percentage point represents nearly one million additional tons of recovered paper - enough to fill more than 14,000 railroad cars.
Successfully reaching the industry's new recovery goal is a big job, and will require the continued support of the industry and the millions of Americans who recycle paper at home, work, and school.
For more information about paper recovery and recycling, visit paperrecycles.org.
Click on the links below for additional paper recycling information.
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