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Did you know that you can recycle food cartons?
Westwood Elementary School in De Pere, WI started recycling their milk cartons in the Fall of 2018. Yet many of us wonder...what happens to all of these milk cartons? To our surprise, many of the cartons end up at Sustana Fiber, a paper mill just over a mile away from our school! The Sustana group is committed to industry leading product quality, continuous improvement, and environmental stewardship. Many of our milk cartons are transformed into food-grade packaging fibers here!
This is just one example of a bail of cartons that comes into Sustana each day! Check out all of the images in this link!
Go Behind the Scenes!
Go behind the scenes of carton recycling with Dem-Con President Bill Keegan and Production Superintendent Sustana Fox River Fiber Facility, Phil Nysse!
Why Should We Recycle: Phil, Production Superintendent Sustana Fox River Fiber Facility
When cartons come to facilities like Fox River Fiber, they are given a second chance at life!
Phil from Sustana explains why we should recycle cartons.
Recycling cartons is so easy!
63% of households across the United States have access to carton recycling. Recycling your cartons is as easy as 1-2-3:
1) Empty your carton
2) Toss it in the recycling bin
3) Take the bin to the curb
What happens after? Cartons get turned into paper pulp use to create new everyday products like tissues, office paper, or even building materials, like ceiling and roofing tiles! Learn more at http://www.recyclecartons.com
Did You Know?
Did you know every year Americans throw enough trash into landfills to fill more than 15,000,000 garbage trucks?
It doesn't have to be that way!
Check out the impact of carton recycling! Westwood Elementary students are making a difference in our world!
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