Advancing a Sustainable Future
Better Practices, Better Planet 2030 builds on our success and continues our commitment to manufacture sustainable products for a sustainable future.
Paper Recycling
Dive into our recycling success storyPaper is one of the most widely recycled materials in the U.S. We are committed to investing in recycling infrastructure and educating about recycling best practices.
The Latest
Recycling Q&A
How to Recycle Paper During the Holiday Season
During the holidays, our homes are filled with cards from family and friends, cardboard boxes from shopping online to find the right gift and wrapping materials to make sure it’s a surprise. Many of these items are recycled at paper mills across the country but some are not.
Update in Brief
International Paper Taking Action to Address Period Poverty
As a leading producer of pulp, International Paper is helping address period poverty, an issue that impacts 500 million women and girls around the globe. Their work on this issue recently won International Paper an AF&PA Sustainability Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. In collaboration with employees and industry partners, IP is donating thousands of period care kits to empower women and improve lives.
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10:12 AM · Dec 9, 2022
“Learning never stops…” Read more from Rafael Garcia, Vice President – Environmental Stewardship Strategy, Consumer Products Group at @GeorgiaPacific
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11:12 AM · Dec 8, 2022
Shoppers are turning to sustainable paper packaging! Read more about how Rachel Ingram, Design Engineer Manager for @Sonoco_Products, and her team partner with paper businesses to make paper-based packaging accessible. https://t.co/aL8ECWTS0F https://t.co/FPP6ctJP6R
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10:12 AM · Dec 8, 2022
“It is convenience, rendered in three dimensions. In corrugate we trust.” https://t.co/A1MN145K2o
Priority Issues
Member Spotlight
Our members have embraced and surpassed goals in three essential
pillars of sustainability - economic, environmental and social.
Seaman Paper
AF&PA member Seaman Paper helps clean up around their local communities for #WorldCleanUpDay. See how they're making a difference in their community.
Procter & Gamble
Access to water is vital for everyone. P&G is teaming up with organizations in water stressed regions to help protect and restore water in those communities.
International Paper
International Paper's Pinelope is ecstatic with the donations coming in to help Reach out and Read, a nonprofit organization focused on encouraging reading within households.
