AF&PA Launches Recycling Awards; Paper Industry to Recognize Outstanding Recycling Efforts.WASHINGTON -- The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) announced the launch of three recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. awards to recognize individuals, businesses and communities for outstanding recycling efforts. AF&PA established these awards to support the paper industry's continuing efforts to increase the recovery of high-quality paper for recycling and achieve its aggressive goal to recover 55 percent of all paper consumed in the U.S. by 2012. Recognizing Individuals The Ed Hurley Big Ed Hurley (played by Everett McGill) is a fictional character on the 1990-1991 primetime ABC series Twin Peaks. He runs the local gas station, aka "Big Ed's Gas Farm" and is an "unofficial" deputy. He is married to Nadine, with whom he is clearly troubled. Memorial Paper Recycling Paper recycling is the process of recovering waste paper and remaking it into new paper products. There are three categories of paper that can be used as feedstocks for making recycled paper: mill broke, pre-consumer waste, and post-consumer waste. Award was created to recognize individuals who have had a significant and positive influence in advocating paper recycling. Through his work at Smurfit-Stone Container Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (NASDAQ: SSCC) is an American paperboard and paper-based packaging company based in Chicago, Illinois. It has approximately 38,600 employees. Smurfit-Stone was formed in 1998 as a result of the merger between Jefferson Smurfit Corp. Corporation and his tireless service to AF&PA, Ed Hurley was actively involved in the paperboard paperboard, material similiar in shape and composition to paper, but generally thicker, stronger, and more rigid. Paper machines, e.g., Fourdrinier machines, are used to make sheets of paperboard. , containerboard con·tain·er·board n. A corrugated or solid cardboard used to make containers. , and recycling industries for 35 years. Mr. Hurley Hurley has become the English version of at least three distinct original Irish names: the Ó hUirthile, part of the Dál gCais tribal group, based in Clare and North Tipperary; the Ó Muirthile, based around Kilbritain in west Cork; and the OhIarlatha, from the district of was a staunch proponent One who offers or proposes. A proponent is a person who comes forward with an a item or an idea. A proponent supports an issue or advocates a cause, such as a proponent of a will. PROPONENT, eccl. law. of paper recycling, and the award in his name will be given to an individual similarly committed to this effort. Nominees can include paper industry employees, state legislators, elected or appointed public officials, municipal recyclers, lobbyists, and individuals in the public/private sector who have had a positive influence on recycling. Recognizing Businesses The 2005 AF&PA Business Leadership Recycling Awards will recognize businesses that increase paper recovery and recycling through educational, innovative, and cost-effective programs and partnerships. An award, including a $2,000 monetary prize, will be given in two separate categories: large businesses (more than 150 employees), and small businesses (fewer than 150 employees). Recognizing Communities The 2005 AF&PA Community Recycling Awards will recognize communities that have successfully implemented paper recovery and recycling programs that can serve as role models for other cities. An award, including a $2,000 monetary prize, will be given to the most outstanding community (city or county) of more than 100,000 residents, and also to the outstanding community of fewer than 100,000 residents. For detailed information about the awards and judging criteria check out, http://www.afandpa.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ Environment_and_Recycling/Recycling/Communications_Materials/ Best_Paper_Recycling_Awards1/AFandPA_Recycling_Awards.htm. (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) Award applications are due by January 15, 2005. Award winners will be announced in April 2005. 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. |
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