Paper recovery rate exceeds 63% for the fourth consecutive year
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| 2015
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| | 2014 |
| Overall consumer access to community paper and paperboard recycling in the U.S. reached 96% |
| AF&PA relocates to new offices and celebrates 20th anniversary |
| 2013 | | |
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| | 2012 |
| Released first progress report on Better Practices, Better Planet 2020
goals and formalized water reduction goal as part of the initiative |
| Launched Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 – a comprehensive suite of sustainability goals to be achieved by 2020 |
| 2011 | | |
| | 2010
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| Began partnership with the National Paper Trade Association (NPTA) to combine PaperWeek and NPTA's Fall
meeting to establish single new annual paper event |
| Broke the 60% threshold for paper recovery by reaching 63.6% achieving our goal ahead of schedule |
| 2009 | | |
| | | 2008 |
| Won enactment of legislation to combat illegal logging in Farm Bill |
| Donna Harman was named AF&PA President and CEO |
| 2007 |
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| | | 2006 |
| AF&PA member companies reach goal of greenhouse gas intensity reduction of 12% nearly six years ahead of schedule |
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| 2005
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| Launched the AF&PA Recycling Awards program and paperrecycles.org to promote paper recovery for recycling |
| AF&PA celebrates 10th Anniversary |
| 2003 | | |
| Announced partnership with EPA on new paper recovery goal to reach 55% by 2012 |
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| | 2002 |
| Led formation of the International Council of Forest and Paper
Associations to include 40 nations and served as first president |
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| Partnered with U.S. State Department to pursue elimination of global illegal logging |
| U.S. Capacity survey expanded to cover over 98% of the industry |
| 2001 | | |
| | 2000 |
| Issued first EHS report (precursor to today’s sustainability report) |
| SFI program receives national sustainability award from Renew America and President’s Council for Sustainable Development |
| 1999 | | |
| | 1998 |
| Developed SFI certification and licensing programs |
| Initiated Agenda2020 project with the U.S. Dept of Energy |
| 1996 | | |
| Achieved 40% paper recovery goal two years early, and set higher goal of 50% by 2000 |
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1995 |
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Launched Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) principles |
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| Former Congressman Henson Moore (R-La.) was named President and CEO |
| Established the first paper recovery goal to reach 40% by 1998 |
| 1993
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Merger of National Forest Products Association and the American Paper Institute form the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA). Red Caveney elected 1st President and CEO of AF&PA
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| | 1991
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| The American Wood Council merged into the National Forest Products Association |
| The American Paper Institute was created when the Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Institute was consolidated with 14 other specialized pulp, paper and paperboard association |
| 1966
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| | 1965 |
| The National Lumber Manufacturers Association was renamed to be the National Forest Products Association |
| The American Pulp and Paper Association merged with the National Paperboard Association to create the Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Institute |
| 1964 | |
| | 1932 |
| The National Paperboard Association was founded |
| The National Lumber Manufacturers Association was formed through a merger of the Southern Lumber Manufacturers Association and the Mississippi Valley Lumberman’s Association |
| 1902 | |
| | 1897 |
| American Paper Manufacturers Association was renamed the American Paper and Pulp Association |
| A wood pulp division was added to the American Paper Manufacturers Association |
| 1887 | |
| | 1883 |
| The American Paper Manufacturers Association was formed when the American Paper Makers Association reorganized and was renamed |
| A German chemist, C. F. Dahl, developed the kraft (from the German word meaning "strong") pulping process. The Kraft process went on to allow the United States to become a major producer of paper products |
| 1879 | |
| | 1878 |
| The American Paper Makers Association was formed |
| An American, Benjamin Tilghman, developed the sulfite pulping process. The first mill using this process was built in Sweden in 1874. This was the dominant pulping process until 1937 |
| 1866 | |
| | 1861 |
| The Writing Papers Manufacturers Association was established: the oldest ancestor organization of AF&PA |
| William Rittenhouse and William Bradford founded the first North American paper mill at Wissahickon Creek, near Philadelphia |
| 1690 | |
| | In 105 A.D. |
| Ts'ai Lun, a Chinese court official, invented paper |
Papyrus appeared in Egypt and was used for writing and drawing
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| Around 2400 B.C. | |