In 1997, The Math League began our new effort to replace our current materials with materials printed on recycled paper.
Recycling helps extend our natural resources, reduce pollution, and extend limited landfill space.
When choosing recycled paper, two terms are used to explain what kind of recycled content is in the paper. Preconsumer waste comes from paper trimmings from the manufacturing process, printers trimmings, and converting operations like envelope manufacturers. Postconsumer waste is made up of paper products that would otherwise be thrown away in a landfill. Many recycled papers give both preconsumer and postconsumer content as a percentage of the paper product. In general, the higher the percentage of postconsumer content, the more trees, pollution, energy, and landfill space is saved.