Recycling 101

Executive Director of Recycled Paperboard Alliance

[Renée Hutchins Laurent @reneemhutchins]

Welcome to Katherine Schutes...a new member of the @UMDLaw staff. Katherine will be working with the nationally recognized Network for Public Health Law and the inimitable @KathiHoke! Welcome to the Maryland Carey Law family, Katherine! ❤️💛🖤

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We should all buy #recycled more often! Look for the 100% recycled #paperboard symbol on the #packaging and buy our licensed products.

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Why bother #recycling? Recycling is about each person taking action. It’s one thing that you personally can do to help the #environment.

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Why bother recycling? Recycling is really just common sense. The nation's composting and recycling rate rose from 7.7% of the waste stream in 1960 to 17% in 1990. According to U.S. EPA, it's currently up to 34.3%.

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#recycling fact: In 2013, Americans generated about 254 million tons of trash and recycled and composted about 87 million tons of material.

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#RecyclingFacts: The average American discards 7.5 lbs of #garbage every day. This #garbage goes mostly to landfills. What a #waste!

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#Recycling Fact of the Week: In 1857, Crane & Co. began making ‘bank note’ paper. They still make our ‘money paper’ today. #paper #recycle

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#Recycle your pizza box – but remove the pizza first! #recyclingtip #paperboard #recycling

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#factoftheday: You don’t need to remove staples, labels or stickers from #paper products- it is removed during the #recycling process.

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#Recycling Fact of the Week: In 1690, William Rittenhouse built the first American paper mill in Pennsylvania. #Sustainability #paper

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Recycling Fact of the Week: Almost 2,000 years ago, China invented the first crafted cloth sheets to record their drawings and writings.

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Last week, Paul Schutes delivered new consumer preference data on #recycled paperboard packaging at #sustpack17.

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Jonathon Fitch, Western Michigan U Chemical Eng student awarded 2017 scholarship from Recycled Paperboard Tech Association

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New consumer research from RPA100 - https://t.co/SKTQ1EDoNK

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Exciting new consumer research available, https://t.co/34XzagoBGD

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Recycled Paperboard Technical Association has opened applications for 2017 scholarships. See https://t.co/UPYWI3IdK1 for more information

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Speaking engagements coming up: Grocery Manufacturers Association Science Forum and PPC Spring Meeting. https://t.co/yi2bJoQT0V to see more