Gretchen Spear, Manager Recovered Fiber & Packaging American Forest & Paper Association March 19, 2009 COG Recycling Committee Meeting.

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Gretchen Spear, Manager Recovered Fiber & Packaging American Forest & Paper Association March 19, 2009 COG Recycling Committee Meeting

IMPROVING TOMORROW’S ENVIRONMENT TODAY ® About AF&PA National trade association of the forest products industry, representing pulp, paper, packaging and wood products manufacturers, and forest landowners. The forest products industry accounts for approximately 6 percent of the total U.S. manufacturing GDP. Industry companies produce $200 billion in products annually and employ more than 1 million people earning $54 billion in annual payroll. The industry is among the top 10 manufacturing sector employers in 48 states.

Paper Bag: An Environmental Success Story National Recovery Rate: 36% Made of Recycled Content Fixture in Community Recycling Programs Compostable and Biodegradable Made from a Renewable Resource Carbon Sequestration IMPROVING TOMORROW’S ENVIRONMENT TODAY ®

Where Are We today? State and Local Legislation Proliferating Many initiatives include both paper and plastic bags AF&PA opposes legislation that unfairly taxes paper bags IMPROVING TOMORROW’S ENVIRONMENT TODAY ®

Why Do We Oppose Legislation? Environmental Record Commitment to Recycling Utilization of Recovered Material Renewability Compostability IMPROVING TOMORROW’S ENVIRONMENT TODAY ®

Questions? IMPROVING TOMORROW’S ENVIRONMENT TODAY ®