Recycling Success Story

Northwest Pulp and Paper Association and our member mills believe in reuse, recovery and recycling of wood and paper products.

Many of the paper products purchased by consumers each week are made at Northwest mills. Consumers have responded to investment in recycling equipment and modernizing by Northwest pulp and paper mills over the past 20 years by purchasing a growing list of products made from recycled materials such as newspapers, paper towels, writing paper, container cardboard and gift cards.

Last year 48.3 percent of all paper Americans used was recovered, marking an all time record of 47.3 million tons, according to annual reports from the American Forest and Paper Association.

DID YOU KNOW... Paper recovered for recycling has increased 97 percent since 1987 when the rate was 28.8 percent.

DID YOU KNOW... Americans today are recycling more than 78 percent of all newspapers and 75 percent of all corrugated containers.

DID YOU KNOW... An average of 330 pounds of paper per person is recovered for recycling each year in the United States.