Why recycle paper? Because paper and paperboard products
represent the largest portion of our municipal solid waste
stream (i.e., trash). In 2010, paper and paperboard products
accounted for about 71 million tons (or 29 percent) of all
materials in the municipal waste stream. In that same year, we
recycled nearly 63 percent (or nearly 45 million tons) of all
the paper that Americans used. The following links provide basic
information about paper recycling, including: - Benefits of
Paper Recycling The benefits of paper recycling include
environmental and economic factors. - Source
Reduction/Lightweighting A method for reducing the use of paper
and paper based products. - EPAs Waste Reduction Goals Goals for
reducing the amount of paper waste as stated by EPA. - Paper
Industrys Recovery Goal A paper industry goal of increasing
recovered paper. - Use of Recovered Paper Learn about the
various ways recovered paper can be used. - Paper Making and
Recycling Learn about various aspects of the papermaking and
recycli