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October 19, 2020
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Kids' Questions Get to the Heart of the Forest Products Industry

AF&PA Explains How the Forest Products Industry Is Essential, Recyclable, Sustainable, Innovative and Responsible. 

What does a forester do? Do you use all parts of the tree? Are paper products recyclable?  

These are just three of the many questions that some curious kids asked us during National Forest Products Week.  

To get some answers, we turned to the American Forest & Paper Association’s Forestry and Wood Products Policy Manager, Jeff Bradley.  

For example, did you know? Forest products are all around us: building material, printing and writing paper, sports equipment, paper towels and even diapers. 

Responsible and sustainable manufacturing helps bring to life products, which people rely on and use daily. And when these items are recycled, they result in recycled fibers that can be used at least seven times to make new and innovative paper products.

The forest products industry leads with an approach that supports sustainable practices that further the betterment of our planet. We also see a bright future in the curiosities of children eager to learn more about the forestry profession and our industry.

Enjoy this "Kids Take Over" edition of National Forest Products Week: 

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) serves to advance public policies that foster economic growth, job creation and global competitiveness for a vital sector that makes the essential paper and packaging products Americans use every day. The U.S. forest products industry employs more than 925,000 people, largely in rural America, and is among the top 10 manufacturing sector employers in 44 states. Our industry accounts for approximately 4.7% of the total U.S. manufacturing GDP, manufacturing more than $435 billion in products annually. AF&PA member companies are significant producers and users of renewable biomass energy and are committed to making sustainable products for a sustainable future through the industry’s decades-long initiative — Better Practices, Better Planet 2030. 

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