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AF&PA Calls on EU to Address Non-Tariff Trade Barriers Following Proposal to Delay EUDR Implementation

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AF&PA Calls on EU to Address Non-Tariff Trade Barriers Following Proposal to Delay EUDR Implementation

AF&PA welcomes a delay and urges the EU to use this period to address more fundamental problems with the EUDR beyond IT system limitations. 
How Much Paper Was Recycled in 2024?

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How Much Paper Was Recycled in 2024?

In 2024, around 46 million tons of paper was recycled. The paper recycling rate was 60%-64% and the cardboard recycling rate was 69%-74%.
American Forest & Paper Association Applauds Initial US-EU Trade Deal

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American Forest & Paper Association Applauds Initial US-EU Trade Deal

AF&PA appreciates the U.S. government’s engagement in securing an initial EU trade deal that will advance reciprocal, fair and balanced trade between our two economies. …
What is Paperboard Packaging?

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What is Paperboard Packaging?

Paperboard is a strong, lightweight packaging material made from wood pulp or recycled paper pulp. Paperboard is used to package things like cereal and medicine boxes. 

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Recycling Q&A

What the Paper Industry is Doing to Improve Recycling

April 22, 2022
What the Paper Industry is Doing to Improve Recycling
The paper recycling rate has met or exceeded 63% every year since 2009. Paper recycling is a model that works because of the industry’s investment and the millions of people who recycle every day. Read what we’re doing to continue to improve paper recycling.
Recycling
Marketplace Sustainability
Product Stewardship

Update in Brief

Green Bay Packaging Achieves Net Zero Water Certification

April 21, 2022
You can’t make paper without water. That’s one reason water stewardship is so important to the paper and wood products industry. Lisa Bauer-Lotto shares news of Green Bay Packaging’s ground-breaking net-zero water achievement and how the industry is advancing sustainability. 
Sustainability
Energy & Environment
Water

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Bipartisan Postal Service Reform Helps Ensure Sustainable USPS

April 6, 2022
Bipartisan Postal Service Reform Helps Ensure Sustainable USPS
The American Forest & Paper Association President and CEO Heidi Brock released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden signing The Postal Service Reform Act into law.
Business Impact

Recycling Q&A

How do I Recycle Paper Padded Mailers?

February 22, 2022
How do I Recycle Paper Padded Mailers?
One of the questions we commonly receive is how do I recycle a paper padded mailer. The answer depends on what type of mailer you received. We help explain what to do for the three most common mailers.
Recycling
Marketplace Sustainability
Packaging

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AF&PA Announces Support for the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act and the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act

February 3, 2022
AF&PA Announces Support for the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act and the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in support of the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (RCAA), introduced by U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-DE), John Boozman (R-AR) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (RIAA), introduced by Senator Capito.
Recycling

Recycling Q&A

How to Recycle Paper if You Don’t Have Curbside Recycling

January 26, 2022
How to Recycle Paper if You Don’t Have Curbside Recycling
Paper products like cardboard boxes, pizza boxes, mail and paper bags are widely accepted in recycling programs throughout the U.S. So what do you do if you don’t have access to a curbside recycling program?  
Recycling

Update in Brief

Paper Products and Materials Widely Accepted for Recycling

January 25, 2022
Paper Products and Materials Widely Accepted for Recycling
The vast majority of Americans have access to a community paper recycling program. Items like pizza boxes, cardboard boxes and paper bags are widely collected for recycling in the United States.
Recycling
Marketplace Sustainability

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AF&PA Supports U.S. Department of Commerce’s Final Determinations in Circumvention Inquiries on Uncoated Paper

December 20, 2021
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement supporting final determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce in response to petitions filed by U.S. manufacturers and the United Steelworkers. The U.S. Department of Commerce found that certain uncoated paper rolls from Brazil, China and Indonesia are circumventing antidumping duty orders and that imports of certain uncoated paper rolls from China and Indonesia are circumventing countervailing duty orders.
International Trade
Business Impact
Paper

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AF&PA Responds to House Passage of the Build Back Better Framework

November 19, 2021
AF&PA Responds to House Passage of the Build Back Better Framework
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of the Build Back Better Act framework.
Transportation
Business Impact

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AF&PA Commends President Biden on Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

November 15, 2021
AF&PA Commends President Biden on Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in response to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law today.
Business Impact
Transportation
Recycling

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AF&PA Opposes Corporate Tax Increases in Build Back Better Framework

November 5, 2021
AF&PA Opposes Corporate Tax Increases in Build Back Better Framework
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representative’s Build Back Better Act framework.
Business Impact
Transportation

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AF&PA Applauds Governor Newsom for California Deforestation-Free Procurement Act Veto

October 6, 2021
The American Forest & Paper Association applauds Governor Newsom’s decision to veto AB 416.
Sustainable Forestry