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The article focuses on the impact of solid paper demand from packaging companies on its prices in the U.S. Topics discussed include an overview on the paper recycling chains, the increasing prices of recovered paper, the increase of corrugated prices, and the problems encountered by recovered paper exporters.

The article reports on domestically recovered materials that come to the export market of the U.S. It particularly discusses various changes in the export of recycled products over the past decade. It refers to the four primary categories of recovered materials: ferrous and non-ferrous metals, paper and plastic. It is informed that the Great Recession severely weakened the domestic recycling industry; but, the industry has survived and is now back on track.

The article presents a discussion on the status of domestic recovered paper supplies in the U.S. On average across the U.S., about 51 percent of the discarded paper coming from offices and other commercial sources is destined for disposal, while the remaining 49 percent goes to a material recovery facility where it is sorted and classified by grade for recycling. Paper from offices and commercial sources falls into two main categories: mixed paper or high-grade deinking. Mixed paper includes a range of coated and uncoated printing and writing paper, and may include some lower quality groundwood paper. Deinking grades, on the other hand, are mostly uncoated, groundwood-free paper, such as copy paper. The mixed and high grade paper used to produce recycled-content printing and writing paper comes predominantly from offices. For a variety of reasons, including lack of demand, less favorable economics and higher quality requirements, printing and writing paper manufacturers have been slower to incorporate recycled content than other manufacturers. Post-consumer recycled content accounts for only five percent of the total fiber used in printing and writing papers, while the average recycled content is 59 percent in newsprint, 47 percent in paperboard and 50 percent in tissue.

Discusses several state paper procurement laws in a number of states in the U.S. Recycled paper spending in Maine; Percentage of officer paper budget on recycled products in Rhode Island; Requirements for considering paper to be recycled in Arkansas.

The article reports on the status of paper recovery in the U.S. Paper recovery was recorded at 53.4 percent of the 53.5 million tons of paper consumed in the U.S. being recovered for recycling in 2006. The paper industry started its commitment to advance recycling in the U.S. in 1990, and since then has recorded an increase of 83.7 percent in paper recovery. The amount of recovered paper consumed by U.S. mills in 2006, which was recorded at 34.5 million tons, showed an increase of 1.5 percent as compared to 2005.

The article reports on the performance of several markets of the recycling industry in the U.S. as of September 2015 which are ferrous scrap, non-ferrous scrap, and paper.

The article analyses market developments related to the recycling industry in the U.S. The ferrous scrap prices increased sharply in the first quarter of 2007 due to a number of factors. Domestic and foreign steel production levels have shown a rise. However, in the non-ferrous market, the global aluminum demand had remained strong. There was a steady price increase for baled paper in the third and fourth months of 2007 due to a shortage of recovered fiber at a time of improving global demand. Plastic prices have not fallen because of stronger demand outside the country, which has produced steady increases in exports. A new glass bottle production plant may be built by private investors at the Port of Kalama in Washington.

The article presents market update related to recycled materials in the recycling industry in the U.S. Prices for ferrous scrap metal has rose in the middle of the year because of healthy domestic demand. Prices for aluminum and copper scrap have dropped due to profit taking by investors on the commodity exchanges and lower Chinese scrap demand. Furthermore, prices for old corrugated containers and recovered office paper rose in early summer due to export demand, less-than-expected generation and fairly strong domestic orders.

Presents news briefs on the paper industry in the U.S. as of August 2004. Increase in sorted office paper prices; Closing of a recycling paperboard mill of Rock-Tenn in Otsego, Michigan; Amount of recovered paper being processed by Metropolitan Paper in New York City.

Deals with the plan of the paper industry to achieve its goal of recovering 50 percent of all paper used in the U.S. Top priority of the industry; Identification of several areas in the industry that require special focus; Primary printing and writing papers obtained from business communities.

The article offers updates related to the market for recyclable materials in the U.S. It mentions the negative effects of weak economic growth in China to the copper prices in the country. It denotes the healthy condition of domestic consumption for papers. Further, the closure of cascades' 165,000-ton-per-year recycled corrugating medium mill in Trenton, Ontario is also reported.

The article offers updates related to the recycling market in the U.S. in 2009. It notes the stability in ferrous scrap prices due to the steel-mill scrap inventory rebuilding. Prices for recovered paper in the market have increased. Metal prices have improved by 30 percent which started in February.

The article reports on a study of the changes and trends which influence the performance of municipal recycling in U.S. communities. It examined the recycling programs of U.S. communities from 1989 to 1996. Its results showed that the percentage of mandatory programs has increased from 32 percent to 51 percent. It demonstrated that recycling programs included multi-family housing units and expanded through incorporating more recyclable materials like steel cans, plastics and papers. It also manifested that 82 percent of the communities also engaged in a drop-off recycling programs.

The article presents a discussion on previous events and developments in the resource recycling industry, twenty years and ten years ago. A bill that created what was then considered as the nation's most comprehensive and compulsory statewide source separation and recycling program was signed in 1987 by New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean. The oversupply of old newspapers (ONP) and residential mixed paper (RMP) in the U.S. marketplace has caused the depression in markets and prices for ONP and RMP in 1997.

The article announces that thirty percent of Random House Inc.'s uncoated paper, which is used to print majority of U.S. titles, will came from recycled fibers by 2010. By conducting this transition in small steps, ten percent of the company's paper purchases will be from recycled paper fiber by 2007, fifteen percent by 2008, and twenty percent of its new and backlist books will originate from recycled paper fibers by 2009. With 110,000 tons of paper in uncoated paper stock, officials of the company believe that the newly introduced paper initiative will be a multi-million dollar investment.

The article discusses the report issued by the Washington-based American Forest & Paper Association announcing that 51.5 percent of the 99.6 million tons of paper consumed in the United States last year was covered for recycling and these figures included different grades of paper and paperboards. In 2005, 13.9 million tons of printing-writing paper supplied was recovered at the rate of 43.6 percent while 9.7 million tons of the 13.9 million tons of newspaper supplied was recovered at the rate of 69.9 percent. These figures were illustrated in the charts given showing the paper and paperboard recovery tonnages and rates.

A list of recycled goods produced in and exported by the U.S. is presented. The recovered paper exports through October 2005 was 12.04 million metric tons. The North American primary aluminum production through November 2005 was 4.91 million metric tons and aluminum scrap exports through October 2005 was 1.95 billion pounds. The glass container production through October 2005 was 203.28 million gross units.

Presents statistics on the recycling industry in the U.S. from 2004 to 2005. Paper and paperboard production in 2004; Recovered paper consumption for 2004; Steel production through February 2005; Scrap plastics exports through January 2005.

Presents an update on the condition of the export and domestic paper market as of April 2005. Factor that contributed to the increased bale inventories of paper and paperboard mills in the U.S.; Impact of the increased bale inventories of U.S. paper mills on recovered paper pricing.

Presents statistical data on recycling production, exports and shipments in the U.S. in 2004. Paper and paperboard production; Aluminum beverage cans; Ferrous scrap exports; Glass container production.

Compares the recycling system in the U.S. in 1984 and 1994. Position statement on recycling drafted by Boulder, Colorado-based Eco-Cycle for Colorado Senator Gary Hart for his candidacy in the Democratic Presidential nomination; Results of statewide beverage industry recycling programs in the country; Challenge concerning the removal of contaminants in mixed office paper.

Provides data on recycling in the U.S. from September to December 2003. Paper production in September 2003; Steel production in December 2003; Domestic thermoplastics production in November 2003.

Presents an update on the production of recycled products in the U.S. as of April 2001. Paper; Steel; Glass container.