US paper recycling reaches new high

摘要

Paper recycling in the USA reached a level of 63.5% in 2010, according to the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA). The figure represented a futher slight improvement on the record 63.4% achieved the previous year, according to spokesman Chuck Fuqua. In 2008, only 57.4% of the paper consumed in the USA was recycled. AF&PA has targeted a national paper recycling rate of at least 70% by 2020.