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Details on $315 million NY mill project

Published: October 8, 2019
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The CorrVentures mill in N.Y. projects to consume some 330,000 tons per year of mixed paper and OCC. | sylv1rob1/Shutterstock

Developers of a recycled paper mill in New York have released new feedstock and financial figures for the project.

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Trump to visit new recycled paper mill

Published: September 17, 2019
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President Trump plans to join Australia’s prime minister on a paper mill tour Sept. 22. | Michael Candelori/Shutterstock

Pratt Industries’ 100% recycled containerboard mill in Wapakoneta, Ohio will host President Donald Trump for a tour this weekend, putting a spotlight on a major new end-market for recovered paper.

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Experts talk recycled paper realities and forecasts

Published: September 10, 2019
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From left: Mick Barry, Brian Hawkinson, Shailesh Gothal, Dave Yousif, Mark Bond and Dave Claugus at the 2019 Resource Recycling Conference and Trade Show. | Brian Adams Photography/Resource Recycling Conference

MRF operators, brokers and others recently discussed why fiber is still “the elephant in the room” in municipal recycling conversations.

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Indonesia’s fiber import rules become more clear

Published: August 20, 2019
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Indonesia’s government has been developing more rigorous import restrictions for recovered fiber for the past several months. | Unureanu Catalina Oana/Shutterstock

After months of uncertainty about recovered paper restrictions in Indonesia, the nation’s government has opted to evaluate bale contamination using two separate categories, according to multiple industry groups.

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Scrap plastic exports plummet 43% this year, paper stable

Published: August 6, 2019
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U.S. exporters shipped out 773 million pounds of scrap plastic in the first half of 2019. | aapsky/Shutterstock

Federal trade statistics released last week show U.S. export volumes for the first six months of 2019. Recycled plastics have seen a major drop when compared with figures from a year ago.

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First Person Perspective: Markets have shifted, but paper recycling is strong (just look at the numbers)

Published: July 15, 2019
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The U.S. paper recovery rate has been at or above 63% each year for the past decade.

Every year, the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) releases the U.S. paper recovery for recycling rate. The annual figure informs us how much recovered paper is being used to create new products in a given year and is also an important indicator of how much paper and paper-based packaging is kept out of landfills after use.

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