Domtar Reacts To AF&PA Report, Aims To Boost Packaging Rates Fort Mill, South Carolina based Domtar announced that it is working with industry partners to boost the rate of paper and packaging through the U.S. Citing newly released data from the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA), Domtar says that these efforts are working. AF&PA reported that 93.6 percent of all cardboard boxes and corrugated containers were re- cycled in 2022, an increase from the previous year’s 91.4 percent. While the paper recycling rate in 2022 was 67.9 percent, holding nearly steady compared to 68.1 percent in 2021. Domtar says that they are doing their part by using recycled cardboard containers at the newly re-started Kingsport Mill, Domtar’s first 100 percent-recycled manu- facturing facility that produces the containerboard used in cardboard boxes. Domtar also announced a new partnership with Food City, a regional grocer. Domtar now accepts all the retail- er’s old cardboard containers to fuel production. “Cardboard and paper waste from area Food City stores will go to Domtar rather than local landfills. They’ll eventu- ally become part of packaging used by customers across the world,” says Charlie Floyd, Vice President of Strategic Capital Projects for Domtar’s packaging business. Paper recycling rates have met or exceeded 63 per- cent since 2009. Domtar says the industry has contributed to these improvements by producing more sustainable pa- per products, making community recycling more accessi- ble, and educating people about recycling. More paper by weight is recycled from municipal waste streams than plastic, glass, steel, and aluminum combined, according to the EPA. The paper industry recycles nearly 70 percent more paper today than it did in 1990. However, Domtar notes concerns about the costs asso- ciated with harder-to-recycle products through extended producer responsibility programs. “If you’re putting a material in there that’s responsible for the contamination (of the recycling system), you should probably be the one making financial contributions toward system improvements or cleaning that up,” Terry Webber, AF&PA’s Vice President of Industry Affairs, recently told Politico. “We don’t want to be in a position where we’re subsidizing infrastructure and investment that really ben- efits other materials or addresses problems that we’re not the cause of.” Domtar stands with AF&PA in supporting market-based solutions to strengthen existing voluntary paper and paper packaging recycling programs. “We support better access to recycling and stronger in- frastructure to ensure our successful paper recycling story continues,” says Steve Henry, Domtar’s President of Paper and Packaging. Visit afandpa.org to learn more.
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AES is a leading full-service provider of integrated convey- ance systems specializing in scrap, trim, and dust. AES en- gineers custom scrap systems and works as a partner in process improvement to help businesses achieve greater profitability, productivity, and sustainability. Products include balers, shredders/hoggers, core shredders, filters, fans, and specialized dust control and collection systems. AES is the ex- clusive distributor for the AirShark Rotary Material Separator. For a wide variety of new and used equipment on to- day’s market, visit our website at www.acm-corp.com. BAUMER HHS CORPORATION www.baumerhhs.com hhs is a global leader in advanced gluing, camera verifica- tion and quality assurance systems for the packaging indus- try. Zero-defect quality and elevated production speeds are key parameters in the manufacturing of corrugated boxes. With hhs Xcam Box Monitoring and non-contact flap gluing of corrugated board, hhs offers every option for quality as- surance in the production of boxes with flexo folder gluers. AMERICAN CORRUGATED MACHINE www.acm-corp.com BLOWER APPLICATION COMPANY (BLOAPCO) www.BloApCo.com BloApCo has served the corrugated industry since 1933 with a variety of scrap handling solutions, including Hori- zontal Floor Shredders, Trim Cutters, and Material Handling Fans and Conveying Systems. BloApCo Shredders allow for continuous shredding and pneumatic removal of sheet waste stacks of all sizes, roll slab, cores, and carton scrap.
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Serving the corrugated box industry since 1991, Chicago- based Corrugator Belt Service LLC maintains corru- gator belts for peak board quality and performance.
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