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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

Update in Brief

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?

Update in Brief

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 2018 Printing-Writing Paper Monthly Report

June 18, 2018
WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association released its May 2018 Printing-Writing Paper report on June 15.

Update in Brief

Smarter Regulation: Doing More Good Than Harm

June 7, 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just taken a groundbreaking step to advance the eminently reasonable principle required by every president for over 37 years: In developing regulations, regulators should consider important tradeoffs and select regulatory options that do more good than harm.
Regulatory Reform

Recycling Q&A

Do You Know How to Recycle All the Different Types of Mail You Receive?

May 22, 2018
Many of us have a pile somewhere in our homes where we stack our mail. Bills, advertisements, magazines and catalogs, a card and maybe an exciting online purchase that came in a box or padded envelope. With some of these items, you may be wondering if it is okay to toss them in your recycling bin.
Recycling
Paper
Packaging

Press Release

American Forest & Paper Association Releases April 2018 Boxboard Report

May 18, 2018
WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association released its April 2018 U.S. Boxboard Report on May 18.

Press Release

American Forest & Paper Association Releases April 2018 Printing-Writing Paper Monthly Report

May 18, 2018
WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association released its April 2018 Printing-Writing Paper report on May 17.

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AF&PA Welcomes New EPA Policy on Carbon Neutral Forest Biomass

April 23, 2018
WASHINGTON – American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman issued the following statement regarding a new policy on the carbon neutrality of forest-based, renewable biomass by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The fiscal year 2017 and 2018 Omnibus Appropriations bills directed the EPA to develop the policy.
Renewable Bioenergy

Press Release

American Forest & Paper Association Releases January 2018 Containerboard Report

February 22, 2018
WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association released its January 2018 U.S. Containerboard Statistics Report on February 21, 2018.

Press Release

American Forest & Paper Association Releases January 2018 Printing-Writing Paper Monthly Report

February 21, 2018
WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its January 2018 Printing-Writing Paper report.

Update in Brief

PPRC Brings Concerns to Capitol Hill, Washington Decision Makers During Annual Fly-In

February 12, 2018
The Pulp and Paperworkers’ Resource Council (PPRC) is made up of paper mill workers from all over the United States. We hold various jobs - union and non-union - throughout our mills and in rural and urban communities across the country. And, this week during our Washington annual fly-in, we look forward to bringing our industry’s top issues and concerns to Congress and other key decision makers. 
Advocacy

Update in Brief

Shining the Light on Regulatory Dark Matter: Due Process and Management for Agency Guidance Documents

February 6, 2018
While agency development and use of guidance documents can be a mind-numbing subject, it is very important. Guidance – the full spectrum of agency policy statements and interpretive rules, including agency memoranda, circulars, bulletins, frequently- asked questions and so forth – is a vast but often mysterious part of the administrative law universe, what some experts call “regulatory dark matter.”
Regulatory Reform

Update in Brief

Shining the Light on Regulatory Dark Matter: Due Process and Management for Agency Guidance Documents

February 6, 2018
While agency development and use of guidance documents can be a mind-numbing subject, it is very important. Guidance – the full spectrum of agency policy statements and interpretive rules, including agency memoranda, circulars, bulletins, frequently- asked questions and so forth – is a vast but often mysterious part of the administrative law universe, what some experts call “regulatory dark matter.”
Regulatory Reform

Recycling Q&A

Here’s How to Recycle Your Cardboard Boxes

January 31, 2018
Is this cardboard box recyclable? YES, cardboard is built to be recycled. In fact, cardboard packaging can be recycled 5 to 7 times! Here’s how to do it right.  
Recycling
Packaging