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Can I Recycle a Greasy Pizza Box?

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Can I Recycle a Greasy Pizza Box?

Grease and cheese in an amount typically found on pizza boxes are not an issue for the recycling process. 82% of Americans have access to a community recycling program that…
The Facts About EPR Legislation in New York

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The Facts About EPR Legislation in New York

Extended producer responsibility isn't the answer in New York. It could raise prices for families. AF&PA EPR efforts that include paper and paper packaging.
AF&PA Urges EU to Address Non-Tariff Trade Barriers Following EUDR Implementation Delay

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AF&PA Urges EU to Address Non-Tariff Trade Barriers Following EUDR Implementation Delay

Delaying the application of EUDR is an important step on the road to the European Union finally working to address the glaring compliance and simplification problems within this…

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AF&PA Elects Domtar’s Steve Henry as Chair

AF&PA announced Steve Henry, Domtar’s Paper & Packaging CEO & President USA, as incoming Board chair during the association's Winter Board of Directors' Meeting. We…

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AF&PA Responds to U.S. Department of Commerce’s Preliminary Rulings in Circumvention Inquiries on Uncoated Paper

February 4, 2021
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement regarding preliminary rulings of circumvention inquires, involving imports of uncoated paper sheeter rolls from Indonesia, Brazil and Australia on existing antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders.
International Trade
Business Impact

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AF&PA Supports U.S. Department of Commerce’s Preliminary Ruling in Circumvention Inquiry on Uncoated Paper From China

November 16, 2020
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement regarding an affirmative and preliminary ruling in a circumvention inquiry, involving uncoated paper sheeter rolls from China on existing antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders.
International Trade
Business Impact
Paper

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AF&PA Opposes New Jersey’s Ban on Paper Bags

November 4, 2020
AF&PA Opposes New Jersey’s Ban on Paper Bags
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement regarding New Jersey’s Paper Bag Ban (NJ Senate Bill 864 / Assembly Bill 1978).
Paper Options
Product Stewardship

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AF&PA Commends EPA on Finalizing New Source Review Project Emissions Accounting Rule

October 22, 2020
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New Source Review (NSR) project emissions accounting (PEA) rule, which was finalized today. 
Air
Regulatory Reform

Update in Brief

A New Paradigm for Preventing Serious Injuries and Fatalities

October 21, 2020
A New Paradigm for Preventing Serious Injuries and Fatalities
The forest products industry, like others, has embraced a new paradigm to help prevent serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) in the workplace. Safety professionals for many years acted under a paradigm based on the concept of the “Safety Triangle,” which assumed that if minor injuries at the bottom of the triangle were reduced, the more serious injuries at the top of the triangle also would commensurately decline. 
Safety

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AF&PA Urges Governor Murphy to Issue a Conditional Veto on New Jersey’s Paper Bag Ban

September 24, 2020
AF&PA Urges Governor Murphy to Issue a Conditional Veto on New Jersey’s Paper Bag Ban
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement regarding the passage of New Jersey’s Paper Bag Ban (NJ Senate Bill 864 / Assembly Bill 1978).
Paper Options
Product Stewardship

Press Release

AF&PA Disappointed in U.S. Department of Labor’s New Notice-and-Access Rule for Retirement Plans

July 27, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor put a new rule into effect that allows employee benefit plan administrators to use an electronic “notice-and-access” disclosure system, as a default method, which will make it much more difficult for millions of Americans who received critical, paper-based information about their 401k, pension and retirement plan rules.
Paper Options
Paper

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AF&PA Applauds EPA‘s Proposed Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Rule

July 9, 2020
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) proposed rule.
Air

Press Release

AF&PA Celebrates New Chapter for North American Trade Under USMCA Agreement

July 1, 2020
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement regarding the newly implemented U.S. – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA).
International Trade

Press Release

AF&PA Applauds EPA Proposal to Balance Benefits and Costs of Air Quality Regulations

June 4, 2020
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of a proposed rulemaking (EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-00044) on how EPA considers benefits and costs in designing regulations under the Clean Air Act.
Air

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AF&PA Disappointed in U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Rule Restricting Access to Retirement Plan Information

May 21, 2020
U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia released a final rule allowing retirement plan administrators to primarily deliver notice and access of plan information to participants via electronic sources. American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in response to the final rule.
Paper Options

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AF&PA Disappointed in Court’s Remand of EPA 2017 Risk and Technology Review (RTR) of the Existing Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standards for Pulp Mill Combustion Sources

April 21, 2020
WASHINGTON – Earlier today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a 2-1 decision remanding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2017 Risk and Technology Review (RTR) of the existing Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards for Pulp Mill Combustion Sources. American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in response:
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