Recycled Paper Capacity Increases In North America

[Mary Ann Remolador]

View this email in your browser   NERC Releases Final Update on Increased Capacity to Use Recycled Paper   The Northeast Recycling Council's (NERC) has published the final update to its Recycled Paper Capacity Increases in North America report. This update reflects continuing progress to use more recycled paper in North America. Twenty-three of the 25 projects in the report are now completed. One will open this spring and another in 2026.   Download the Report   This update includes projects at 25 mills, of which 23 have been completed. The 23 completed projects include five new mills. When NERC first published this list in November 2018, it included new capacity at 17 mills, of which three projects were completed.  The list of additional recycled paper capacity includes new paper mills, expansion of existing capacity at packaging mills, and conversions of printed paper machines at existing mills to produce packaging paper (e.g. from newsprint to packaging). The list also includes several mills that are producing recycled fiber pulp for export and one mill designed to use food contaminated paper from commercial sources.   Read the full press release.     Copyright © 2024 Northeast Recycling Council, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Northeast Recycling Council PO Box 551 Brattleboro, VT 05302 Add us to your address book