Edwards Brothers Malloy Receives Paper Recycling Award
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 Edwards Brothers Malloy, Ann Arbor, Mich., has been awarded the AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) 2013 Business Leadership Award that recognizes outstanding paper recycling programs. The award was presented to John Edwards, president and CEO, and Bill Upton, VP of operations, at the recent Book Manufacturers' Institute Spring Management Conference in Hilton Head, S.C. In the photo (l-r) are Upton, Mark Pitts (AF&PA executive director of Printing & Writing Papers), and Edwards.
Edwards Brothers Malloy's Jackson Road plant in Ann Arbor is a zero landfill facility and its other facilities use, reuse, or recycle 97.5% of all incoming materials. An estimated 12,100 lb of office paper was recycled in 2012 at the Jackson Road plant with a like amount recycled at the company's other manufacturing plants in Michigan and North Carolina. Altogether, the company recycled about 25 million lb of paper or 27,777 lb per employee.
The process centers on employee education and an efficient collection system that presorts paper into 20 different categories as part of daily work flow. The presorted paper is then collected and picked up regularly by a recycling vendor.
"It's a voluntary system and I'm proud to accept the AF&PA award on behalf of our employees who have clearly demonstrated their commitment to the environment," said Upton. "Achieving zero-landfill status at the Jackson Road plant was an important goal for us and we're pleased to have our efforts recognized in this way."
Established in 1893, Edwards Brothers Malloy is the fifth largest book and journal manufacturer in the U.S. with 900 employees and $115 million in annual sales. The company runs one of the largest digital print operations in North America with eight locations in the U.S. and another in the U.K.
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