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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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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

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AF&PA Urges California Governor Newsom to Veto Assembly Bill 416

September 22, 2021
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock released the following statement, calling on California Governor Gavin Newsom to veto the California Deforestation-Free Procurement Act (AB 416).
Sustainable Forestry
Wood

Update in Brief

The History of Paper

July 9, 2021
The History of Paper
Before paper as we know it existed, people communicated through pictures and symbols carved into tree bark, painted on cave walls, and marked on papyrus or clay tablets. Then, paper came along.
Recycling
Paper

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AF&PA Responds to Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act

June 30, 2021
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in response to the Oregon Legislature passing the Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (SB 582).
Product Stewardship

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AF&PA Urges Governor Mills to Veto Maine’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging

June 22, 2021
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in opposition to the Maine Legislature’s passage of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging (LD 1541).
Product Stewardship

Press Release

AF&PA Calls for Veto of Maryland Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) Legislation

April 15, 2021
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in opposition to the Maryland General Assembly's efforts to alter the state's definition of qualifying biomass in the renewable energy portfolio standard (RPS).
Energy & Environment
Regulatory Reform

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AF&PA Announces Support for the RECYCLE Act

March 24, 2021
AF&PA Announces Support for the RECYCLE Act
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in support of U.S. Senators Rob Portman’s (R-OH) and Debbie Stabenow’s (D-MI) and Representatives David Joyce’s (R-OH) and Dean Phillips’(D-MN) introduced legislation, the RECYCLE Act.
Recycling
Product Stewardship

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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