markets for growing supplies of recovered
paper. This is occurring. In fact, during
the balance of this decade, U.S. paper
companies plan to invest nearly $10 billion
in new man-ufacturing capacity that will
allow them to make more recycled and
recycled-content paper and paperboard.(2%)
Soum AF&PA (1993)- Government must continue to allow a
market-driven, reco very-based approach
to recycljng. Government must avoid
market-distorting policies such as flow
control, which restricts recyclers’ access to
recovered materials, or recycled-content
mandates, which dictate where recovered
fiber should go. Both policies inhibit
manufacturers’ flexibility and constitute
barriers to efficient recycling expansion
that will jeopardize achievement of the 50
percent paper recovery goal. - Consumers must continue to demand
recycled and recycled-content paper and
paperboard products. Just as consumers
begin the process by source-separating
their paper, they dose the recycling loop
by using recycled and recycled-content
products. Fortunately, consumer demand
for these products remains strong and, in
fact, is driving recycling expansion.NewsDrint (3%)
Source Franklin Asw. (1993)-The U.S. paper industry reached its 40
percent recovery goal ahead of schedule
because of the dedication and cooperation
of millions of Americans. Reaching the 50
percent goal - and achieving a paper
recovery rate well in excess of the world
average -will take even more dedication
and cooperation.
All signs, however, point to success.
Americans are recovering more and more
paper at home and on the job - keeping
millions of tons of paper out of the nation’s
landfills. Paper manufacturers are ear-
marking billions of dollars to increase their
recycling capacity. American consumers
continue to demand recycled paper products.
With this kind of teamwork, we’ll usher in
the 21st century recovering fully 50 percent
of all the paper Americans use - an
achievement in which all of us will be able
to take great pride.-~
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