Paper Industry Celebrates Recycling Success on America Recycles Day
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In recognition of America Recycles Day this past Tuesday (November 15), the AF&PA, Washington, D.C., USA, reported several key recycling milestones in the paper recycling arena. These accomplishments include:
- In 2010, 87% of Americans (268 million) had access to curbside and/or drop-off paper recycling programs
- With a 63.5% recovery for recycling rate in 2010, more paper is recycled than glass, plastic, and aluminum combined
- Enough paper was recovered for recycling in 2010 to fill 124 Empire State buildings, which is roughly 334 lb for each man, woman, and child in the country
- Paper recycling saves 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space per ton of paper recovered for recycling
- Since 1990, the paper recovery rate for recycling has nearly doubled.
The U.S. paper industry has set a goal to increase the paper recovery rate to more than 70% by 2020. More information about paper recycling, including statistics, educational materials, and a free guide to starting a paper recycling program, is available online.
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