Mapping Demand for Recycled Content Material A profile of the Southeast June 30, 2011

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

Will SagarPolicy Director

[email protected](828) 507-0123