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
Update in Brief
Unpacking Continuously High Paper Recycling Rates
The numbers are in! Paper is one of the most recycled materials. This is confirmed by our continuously high recycling rates. In 2021, the paper recycling rate climbed to 68%. And the recycling rate for cardboard boxes was 91.4%.
Press Release
U.S. Paper Industry Reaches Recycling High in 2021
AF&PA announced 68% of all paper consumed in the United States was recycled in 2021 – a rate on par with the highest rate previously achieved. Additionally, the recycling rate for old corrugated containers (OCC) – commonly known as cardboard – increased.
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2:06 PM · Jun 24, 2022
Lawmakers in Sacramento are pushing new EPR bills like SB 54. But nearly 90% of Californians already have access to curbside paper recycling – a rate EPR is unlikely to improve, and more likely to lower. #calleg #SB54 #caleg https://t.co/9PiMBsZOcW https://t.co/YHkZNABEZd
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11:06 AM · Jun 24, 2022
AF&PA is the go-to on issues and information about the industry. Join us as we advocate for a sustainable U.S. paper and wood products manufacturing industry on Capitol Hill, with federal policymakers and in statehouses across the nation.
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4:06 PM · Jun 23, 2022
There's no real proof EPR programs work. Tell lawmakers in Sacramento they need to take paper out of SB 54 and work with stakeholders to find a better approach. https://t.co/IaajFz1eQe https://t.co/QIIbuo3UtN
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 estatic with the donations coming in to help Reach out and Read, a non profit organization focused on enouraging reading within households.