Corrugated Recycled Content Reaches Nearly 50% The Corrugated Packaging Alliance (CPA) has an- nounced that advancements in papermaking technol- ogy and the availability of high-quality fiber have made it possible to reuse more old corrugated con- tainers (OCC) in the manufacturing process while at the same time maintaining the strength characteris- tics of new boxes. Raising The Bar The recovered paper utilization rate in container- board has been fairly stable during recent years, but it increased from 27 percent in 1990 to 47.3 percent in 2000 and reached 48.4 percent in 2015. The amount of fiber reused in boxes varies for dif- ferent applications, with recycled content being as high as 100 percent for the packaging of many con- sumer product goods items and as low as 38.4 per- cent for packaging direct food-contact items like fresh produce. Corrugated products can be made from 100% new fiber, 100% recycled fiber, or a blend of these fibers. The OCC recovery rate reached a record-high 92.9 percent in 2015.
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