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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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AF&PA Statement on California Recycling Legislation (SB 54 and AB 1080)

September 14, 2019
WASHINGTON – American Forest & Paper Association Executive Director of Packaging Terry Webber issued the following statement regarding California recycling legislation (SB 54 and AB 1080) which failed to advance in the 2019 state legislative session:
Recycling

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American Forest & Paper Association Releases July 2019 Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly Report

August 19, 2019
WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its July 2019 Packaging Papers and Specialty Packaging Monthly report on August 16.

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AF&PA Statement on Uncoated Free Sheet Paper Anti-circumvention Petitions

August 12, 2019
WASHINGTON – American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman issued the following statement regarding the anti-circumvention petitions filed on August 2 by several U.S. manufacturers and the United Steelworkers with the U.S. Commerce Department and the U.S. International Trade Commission for uncoated freesheet paper in rolls from Australia, China, Indonesia, Brazil and Portugal.
International Trade

Update in Brief

Tissue Products: More Sustainable than You Think

June 27, 2019
Many paper products are such an imbedded part of our lives that we often take them for granted. While paper products are inherently sustainable, the reasons why may not be obvious at first glance.
Sustainability
Tissue

Update in Brief

Why Are Paper Cups a Sustainable Choice?

June 25, 2019
What's obvious is that paper cups are convenient, clean and hygienic. What's less obvious to most of us is that paper cups are made from a renewable resource. 30 paper mills in North America recycle used cups.
Marketplace Sustainability
Recycling

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American Forest & Paper Association Releases May 2019 Containerboard Monthly Report

June 19, 2019
WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the May 2019 Containerboard Monthly report on June 18.

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American Forest & Paper Association Releases May 2019 Containerboard Monthly Report

June 19, 2019
WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the May 2019 Containerboard Monthly report on June 18.

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AF&PA Announces Heidi Brock as New President & CEO

June 11, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today announced that Heidi Brock, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Aluminum Association, will join AF&PA as its new President and CEO.  Brock is succeeding Donna Harman, who announced her intention to retire earlier this year after 12 years serving as AF&PA’s President and CEO.

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AF&PA Advocates for Service, Rate and Process Reforms at Surface Transportation Board Hearing

May 22, 2019
WASHINGTON – American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman urged the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to work toward service, rate and dispute improvements in a statement regarding the board’s May 22, 23 oversight hearing. AF&PA Director, Government and Industry Affairs Julie Landry’s submitted testimony for the official record for the Oversight Hearing on Demurrage and Accesorial Charges held at the International Trade Commission.
Transportation

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AF&PA Commends EPA Action to Balance Benefits and Costs

May 21, 2019
WASHINGTON – American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) memorandum outlining plans to implement robust benefit-cost analysis across the agency’s rulemaking process. The memorandum follows the agency’s June 2018 advanced notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the benefits and costs of rulemaking and indicates the process will begin with the Clean Air Act.
Regulatory Reform

Update in Brief

The Paradigm Shift in the Cost-Benefit State: Requiring More Good Than Harm

May 21, 2019
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took an historic step to advance the “cost-benefit state,” the paradigm in which “government regulation is increasingly assessed by asking whether the benefits of regulation justify the costs of regulation.”[1] EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler issued a memorandum directing agency staff to ensure “the agency balances benefits and costs in regulatory decision-making.”[2] He further directed the heads of each office – air, water, solid waste, and chemical safety – to develop a media-specific notice-and-comment rulemaking on how benefit-cost balancing and analytical best practices will be applied under each statute, starting with the air office, which will propose a regulation later this year.
Regulatory Reform

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American Forest & Paper Association Releases April 2019 Boxboard Report

May 20, 2019
WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association released its April 2019 U.S. Boxboard Report on May 17, 2019.