Recently we were recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency as one of just ten tissue mills in the U.S. that used post-consumer paper as the sole source of pulp for its papermaking operation. We reprocess waste material directly from community and area recycling centers, schools, district post offices and regional businesses. Our small paper mill makes 25 tons of paper per day. If we were using wood pulp we'd be consuming 425 trees every day of the week. That's more than 6 million trees since we began recycling.
Recycling protects another endangered species landfills.
It's estimated that one half of all landfills now open will close in the next five years. We divert 1.5 million pounds of paper per year from landfills. Using recycled materials also protects our air. Packaging made from recycled paper provides a practical alternative to plastic and styrofoam. Plastics, after all, cause more pollution than recycled paper.