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2006 American Forest & Paper Association Business Leadership Recycling Award Presented to Bluegrass Regional Recycling Corporation

Posted on: Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 12:00 CDT

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today announced that Bluegrass Regional Recycling Corporation of Richmond, Kentucky has received the 2006 AF&PA Business Leadership Recycling Award in the small business category. The award recognizes an outstanding paper recycling program with fewer than 150 employees.

The Bluegrass Regional Recycling Corporation (BRRC) is a statewide, nonprofit agency dedicated to training and educating the general public and local governments on recycling. The program functions as a cooperative and allows rural communities to recycle materials that otherwise would not have the volume to initiate cost-effective programs. In 2005 the BRRC collected more than 18,000 tons of paper for recycling.

Unique to the BRRC program is the use of inmate labor at their processing center and satellite recycling centers. In 1998 the BRRC began a Career Development Program that uses recyclable materials as a resource for on-the-job training for the inmate workforce. In exchange for their labor the inmates are given training and certifications that often result in job placements upon their release.

The AF&PA Recycling Awards were created to recognize outstanding individual, business, community and school paper recycling efforts. In 2005, a record-high 51.5 percent of the paper consumed in the U.S. was recovered for recycling. The paper industry has set an ambitious goal of 55 percent recovery by 2012. It is only through the continued efforts of the millions of Americans who recycle at home, work and school that this goal will be achieved.

For detailed descriptions and a video overview of the 2006 AF&PA Recycling Award winners, along with additional recycling materials and resources, please visit www.paperrecycles.org. To learn more about the Bluegrass Regional Recycling Corporation, please visit www.thebrrc.com.

About AF&PA

AF&PA is the national trade association of the forest, paper and wood products industry. AF&PA represents more than 200 companies and related associations that engage in or represent the manufacture of pulp, paper, paperboard and wood products. The forest products industry accounts for approximately 7 percent of total U.S. manufacturing output, employs 1.5 million people, and ranks among the top 10 manufacturing employers in 42 states. Visit AF&PA online at www.afandpa.org or www.paperecycles.org .

Source: Business Wire

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