FutureMark Reaches 1.5-Billion-lb Recycled Paper Milestone

FutureMark Paper Co., Alsip, Ill., USA, this past Monday (November 15)—America Recycles Day—announced it has recycled more than 1.5 billion lb of paper since its mill first began producing coated publication paper eight years ago. FutureMark, manufacturer of up to 100% recycled lightweight coated paper for magazines and catalogs, reached the 1.5 billion lb milestone last month. To illustrate the impact of this achievement, the amount of paper recycled by FutureMark averages about 530 lb for each person in Chicago. The company says that it has reused enough waste paper to displace 2.48 million cubic yards of landfill space and to save more than 12 million trees.

Since 2003, FutureMark Paper Co. has produced lightweight coated papers. The company notes that it is on track to recycle more paper in 2010 than it has in any previous year to meet the rising demand for recycled paper among environmentally progressive publishers and retailers.

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