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Mapping Demand for Recycled Content MaterialA profile of the SoutheastJune 30, 2011 Will Sagar
Policy Director
PROFILE OF THE SOUTHEAST REGION
A summary of key
Southeastern manufacturers
who look to recycled content
feedstock to build their
consumer level goods.
Sponsor members
Regional Collaboration = Increased Access to Markets
Summary of Region Wide Findings:• 206 manufacturers • 47,525 employees• $29.4 Billion sales revenue
Georgia
31 Manufacturing Facilities$4.5 Billion in yearly sales
7,000 Georgia Jobs
Georgia has strong
markets for recyclables
GEORGIA’S P&P INDUSTRY ECONOMIC IMPACT
• $10 BILLION ANNUAL SHIPMENTS OF PAPER PRODUCTS
• 19,500 EMPLOYEES• $1.6 BILLION ANNUAL PAYROLL• $200 MILLION EST. STATE &
LOCAL TAXES AF&PA
Georgia’s RecyclePaper Mill Industry
• Fifteen of the state’s mills use a significant amount of recycled fiber
• Eight are 100% recycle based :– SP Newsprint, Dublin (ONP)– Caraustar, three paperboard mills in Austell (OCC, DLK,
Mixed Paper)– Georgia- Pacific Corp., tissue mill in Rincon (High
Grades)– Pratt Industries, containerboard in Conyers (OCC and
Mixed Papers)– Pactiv, molded fiber products in Macon (ONP)– Armstrong World Industries, ceiling tiles in Macon
(ONP)– Atlas Roofing, roofing felt in Hampton (OCC, Mixed
Paper)– Augusta Select Tissue (High Grades)
The Market Supply Situation• PET baled bottle supply is not
keeping up with Market demand– Capacity to recycle PET is 1.2 billion
pounds– Capacity could reach 1.8 billion
pounds by Q4 2011– PET bales collected in 2009 – 1.4
billion pounds– 780 mm pounds exported– 642 mm pounds for US Reclaimers– 22 mm pounds are component of
mixed bales exported
NovelisNovelis
Underutilized Aluminum Capacity
Objectives
• State level– Better planning requirements– Higher diversion goals– Funding– Extended Producer Responsibility
• Local level– Increase infrastructure investment– Improve outreach
SERDC Resources
www.serdc.org/regionalresources
• Economic Reports• State Recycling Resources• Market Directories• Waste Exchanges
