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THE I SR I SCRAP YEARBOOK

Recovered Paper and Fiber

Recovered fiber, also known as recovered paper and board, is one of the most widely recycled materials in the world. Since 1990, Americans have recycled more than 1.1 billion tons of recovered fiber as the recovery rate for paper and paperboard in the U.S. nearly doubled to reach 66.8 percent in 2015.

make some or all of their products due in part to recovered paper’s significant cost and energy savings. In addition, the paper and fiber recovered in the U.S. helps to meet growing overseas demand: recovered paper valued at more than $3.1 billion was exported to more than 65 different countries last year, generating tremendous environmental benefits and energy savings while significantly helping our balance of trade.

The paper recycling segment of the scrap recycling industry collects, sorts, and processes the recovered fiber into specification

The U.S. Recovered Paper and Fiber Industry

79,444,000 78,498,000 78,954,000 78,206,000 77,895,000 NEW SUPPLY (SHORT TONS)

52,767,000 51,092,000 50,128,000 51,171,000 52,040,000 RECOVERED (SHORT TONS)

YEAR 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

RECOVERY RATE

66% 65% 63% 65% 67%

grade products that were valued at nearly $7.7 billion in 2015. These products are sold and transported to paper mills at home and worldwide for production into new packaging, office paper, tissue, newsprint, and a multitude of other paper products. In the United States, more than three-quarters of paper mills rely on recovered fiber to

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