Domtar Kingsport Mill Recognized For Sustainability Efforts Domtar announced its Kingsport Mill has received the 2024 Business Recycler of the Year award from the Ten- nessee Recycling Coalition (TRC). The recognition was an- nounced in Gatlinburg on August 23 during the organiza- tion’s annual Tennessee Sustainability Conference. This year’s award honored Domtar’s Kingsport Mill for Project Smoky — the two-year conversion of the facility’s uncoated freesheet paper machine into the company’s first 100 percent recycled containerboard facility. “To receive this recognition is a tremendous honor, and it reflects our commitment to set the standard as a leader in sustainability,” said Troy Wilson, manager of the King- sport Mill. “I am proud to accept this award on behalf of our em- ployees. They are the driving force behind our efforts.” As part of its conversion, the more than 100-year-old mill repurposed approximately 31,500 tons of concrete and brick left over from the demolition of the previous mill for the foundation of the new facility. This action eliminated approximately 1,000 trips re- quired to transport the material to a construction waste disposal site. “The conversion of the Kingsport Mill was one of the largest capital investments in Domtar’s more than 175-year
history,” said Jan Martin, director of communications and public affairs for Domtar. Since the conversion, the mill’s daily water usage has declined by two-thirds. In addition, the mill now consumes nearly 700,000 tons of recycled boxes and paper each
year — enough to fill nearly 1.5 Empire State Buildings. Before being used to make new containerboard prod- ucts, the material is screened and cleaned, yielding about 50,000 tons per year of waste byproducts that the mill uses to produce energy and electricity instead of sending it to landfills. Domtar’s Troy Wilson, Kingsport Mill manager, and Jan Martin, director of communications and public affairs, accepted the 2024 Business Recycler of the Year award from the Tennessee Recycling Coalition.
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