workplace recycling
Guide to Office Recycling
Interested in starting an office recycling program?
Learn more about how you can involve your office in paper recycling.
Promote Office Recycling
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AF&PA Recycling Award Winners
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&A) Recycling Awards recognize outstanding programs that promote the recovery of high quality paper for recycling.
- In 2010, 63.5 percent of the paper used in the U.S. was recovered for recycling. This represents an 89 percent increase in recovery since 1990.
- Every ton of paper recycled saves more than 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space.
- 87 percent (268 million) of Americans have access to curbside or drop-off paper recycling programs.
- In 2010 the amount of paper recovered for recycling averaged 334 pounds for each man, woman and child in the United States.