2006 American Forest & Paper Association Community Recycling Award Presented to the City of Northfield, Minnesota
Posted on: Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 12:00 CDT
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today announced that the City of Northfield, Minnesota has received the 2006 AF&PA Community Recycling Award in the small community category. The award recognizes a community of fewer than 100,000 residents that has successfully implemented or improved upon a paper recovery and recycling program.
The City of Northfield identified an opportunity to increase the amount and types of paper products recovered for recycling. The Youth Recycling Green Team Project was initiated to help increase recovery of mixed paper and cardboard while also engaging the city's youth organizations in a "hands-on" recycling education project. In the program, youth organizations such as the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H clubs, athletic and music clubs compete for the distinction of becoming a Youth Recycling Green Team. The Teams learn about recycling, share that knowledge with others and earn money for their respective organizations. In 2005, 524 tons were recovered through the Youth Recycling Drop-Box Program--a significant achievement. Since September 2001, more than $25,000 has been donated to 31 youth organizations as a direct result of the program.
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 Youth Recycling Green Team Project in the City of Northfield, please visit www.ci.northfield.mn.us.
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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