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AF&PA Welcomes SCOTUS Ruling on Good Neighbor Ruling and Chevron Deference

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AF&PA Welcomes SCOTUS Ruling on Good Neighbor Ruling and Chevron Deference

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) supports the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions to stay the EPA’s “Good Neighbor” plan and overturn the Chevron precedent…
Why the EU Needs to Reconsider Their Deforestation Law

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Why the EU Needs to Reconsider Their Deforestation Law

We support what the EU is trying to achieve with their anti-deforestation law. The U.S. pulp and paper industry is not linked to global deforestation and forest degradation…
What is the Environmental Impact of the Paper Industry?

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What is the Environmental Impact of the Paper Industry?

We answered some common questions about the U.S. paper industry and its environmental impact. Dive in to explore how our industry is committed to sustainable manufacturing…
Can Paper Bags Be Recycled?

Recycling Q&A

Can Paper Bags Be Recycled?

Paper bags are widely accepted for recycling across the U.S. They are the only bags that are recyclable in curbside bins. This ease of recycling makes them a convenient choice. …

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American Forest & Paper Association Releases May 2020 Printing-Writing Monthly Report

June 16, 2020
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today released its May 2020 Printing-Writing Monthly report.
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Paper

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American Forest & Paper Association Releases May 2020 Boxboard Monthly Report

June 16, 2020
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today released its May 2020 Boxboard Monthly report.
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Packaging

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AF&PA Applauds EPA Proposal to Balance Benefits and Costs of Air Quality Regulations

June 4, 2020
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of a proposed rulemaking (EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-00044) on how EPA considers benefits and costs in designing regulations under the Clean Air Act.
Air

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American Forest & Paper Association Releases April 2020 Printing-Writing Monthly Report

May 22, 2020
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today released its April 2020 Printing-Writing Monthly report.
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Paper

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AF&PA Disappointed in U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Rule Restricting Access to Retirement Plan Information

May 21, 2020
U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia released a final rule allowing retirement plan administrators to primarily deliver notice and access of plan information to participants via electronic sources. American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in response to the final rule.
Paper Options

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American Forest & Paper Association Releases April 2020 Containerboard Monthly Report

May 18, 2020
WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today released its April 2020 Containerboard Monthly report.
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American Forest & Paper Association Releases April 2020 Packaging Papers Monthly Report

May 18, 2020
WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today released its April 2020 Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report.
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American Forest & Paper Association Releases April 2020 Boxboard Monthly Report

May 18, 2020
WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today released its April 2020 Boxboard Monthly report.
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AF&PA Releases 60th Annual Survey of Paper, Paperboard and Pulp Capacity

May 13, 2020
WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today released the 60th Annual Survey of Paper, Paperboard and Pulp Capacity, reporting that while overall U.S. paper and paperboard capacity declined 0.5 percent in 2019, some sectors rose, including tissue paper, containerboard and boxboard.
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U.S. Paper Industry Achieves Consistently High Recycling Rate

May 12, 2020
WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today announced 66.2 percent of paper consumed in the United States was recovered for recycling in 2019. Over the last decade, the U.S. paper industry achieved a consistently high recycling rate, meeting or exceeding 63 percent since 2009 — a rate that’s nearly doubled since 1990, when the industry first set a paper recycling goal. The recycling rate for old corrugated containers (OCC) in 2019 was 92.0 percent, and the three-year average OCC recycling rate is 92.3 percent.
Recycling

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Tissue Production Reaches All-Time Highs

May 4, 2020
AF&PA released a press statement and tissue production data that speaks to record rates the industry saw earlier this year. In March, essential workers at AF&PA member companies manufactured nearly 700,000 tons of tissue, more than any other month since 2007, when AF&PA began collecting related monthly historical data.
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U.S. Paper and Wood Products Industry Sets Record-High Levels of Tissue Production During COVID-19 Pandemic

April 30, 2020
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement regarding the U.S. paper and wood products industry’s record-high levels of tissue production in February and March in response to unprecedented demand from COVID-19: 
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