How much paper and paperboard is recycled every year?
• Paper accounts for more than a third of all recyclables collected in the US, by weight. Nearly 44 million tons of paper and paperboard were recovered in 2006—a recycling rate of over 50 percent. (1) • About 88 percent of newspaper and 72 percent of corrugated cardboard were recovered in 2006. (1) • In 2007, the amount of paper recovered for recycling averaged 360 pounds for each person living in the US, according to the American Forest & Paper Association.
