River Valley Paper Company has been in business for over 20 years and we are continuously looking for new ways to provide our community and customers with improved outlets for collecting your recyclable paper. When you start a program with River Valley Paper Company, you become more active in conservation of our natural resources, provide education to our youth for a greener future and promote recycling throughout our community.
Recycling Facts
Making new paper products from your collected scrap paper results in significant energy savings and water use. The EPA has estimated that 41 percent of solid waste is paper.
* For every ton or 2,000 pounds of recycled paper produced:
- 7,000 fewer gallons of water used to manufacture recycled paper than new paper.
- Approximately 4,100 kwh less energy used to manufacture recycled paper, than new paper.
- Recycling paper helps to conserve our forest and by making one ton of paper from recovered material saves 17 pulp trees.
- Almost 60 pounds of air pollutants that would have been produced from new paper production are kept out of the atmosphere.
Benefits to Your Organization
- Save on the costs of solid waste disposal.
- Divert paper from local landfills, and extend the landfill life.
- Help in the reduction of air, water and land pollution.
- Provide the community with a convenient drop-off location.
- Provides your organization with fundraising opportunities.
Accepted Items for the Recycling Program
- Newspapers
- Phonebooks
- Office and School Paper
- Magazines
- Brown Paper Bags
- Catalogs
- Mail
- Cardboard
Items which are NOT Accepted for the Recycling Program
- Plastic — Bottles, Bags
- Glass
- Metal
- Trash
- Aluminum
- Styrofoam
