Iowa Waste Reduction Center Receives EPA Award The Iowa Waste Reduction Center at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls was recently selected to re- ceive a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 2021 Pollution Prevention Award. According to the EPA, pollution prevention (P2) is any practice that reduces, eliminates, or prevents pollution at its source.The EPA Region 7 P2Awards celebrate organizations across the Midwest who have successfully implemented P2 projects. The Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) was selected for a P2 Award for its work on an Iowa Green Brewery Cer- tification Program. The program assesses a brewery’s sus- tainability, including energy efficiency, sustainable materials management and environmental best practices. Current- ly, 28 breweries across the state have gained certification through the IWRC’s program. The program is a free service for all Iowa breweries that awards sustainable achievements at various levels: bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. Breweries are scored on a points- based system and recommendations to increase scoring and reduce environmental impact are provided in a customized report. Scepter To Supply Novelis With Aluminum Ingot Scepter, a secondary aluminum recycling and trading com- pany based in Waverly, Tennessee, has signed a multiyear agreement with Atlanta-based Novelis to supply more than 200,000 tons of aluminum ingot featuring up to 95 percent recycled content.Novelis will roll and finish the ingot for its customers that manufacture aluminum beverage cans and food containers in the United States. Scepter produces recycled products at facilities in the United States, Canada and Europe. The company has pro- duced rolling ingot from recycled scrap at its Waverly plant since 1991. This agreement will reportedly result in an estimated car- bon reduction of 1.2 million tons compared with the use of prime-based sheet ingot, supporting both companies’ sus- tainability objectives. U.S. Paper Industry, Paper Recycling Remain Resilient The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA),Wash- ington, released a statement on the status of the U.S. paper and wood products industry and paper recycling through- out the COVID-19 pandemic. Heidi Brock, president and CEO of AF&PA, states that the industry has been “resilient” the past year and a half. According to the AF&PA, total paper recovery for recy- cling was up 8.9 percent in July compared with one year ago. Brock reported that 80 percent of paper mills are using some form of recovered paper to make products such as office paper, packaging, and bath and tissue products.
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