Manhattan Paper Challenge Contest Announcement

Pratt Industries, America’s largest 100% recycled packaging company, is providing $75,000 in cash prizes to Manhattan’s Community Boards to spur the growth of residential recycled paper collection in the Borough.

The contest, financially funded by Pratt Industries, has been collaboratively designed by The Manhattan Borough President’s Office, The Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board (MSWAB), and The Department of Sanitation New York (DSNY).

For the past two-plus decades, Pratt has operated New York City’s only paper mill, which exclusively uses 100% recycled paper, the majority of which is generated through New York City’s curbside recycling program. After the new 100% recycled paper is produced, it is used at Pratt’s corrugated box plants in NYC and throughout many of its other factories in the U.S. to manufacture tens of millions of pizza boxes as well as corrugated boxes for companies such as Amazon, Home Depot, Procter & Gamble and a who’s who of other consumer packaged goods companies. Those boxes, once used and ready to be recycled once more, as well as most of the other paper collected by DSNY, is then recycled yet again at the NYC paper mill. Hence, this 22 year partnership with New York City has created a true circular economy model.

Since opening in the late 1990’s Pratt’s paper mill has produced over 7 million tons of 100% recycled paper, saving over 120 million trees which would require a forest almost 21 times the size of Manhattan. “We continually invest in educational programs in NYC such as The Manhattan Paper Challenge to ensure NYC residents are aware that the paper recycled right in this city is a valuable resource and is used to create high-paying green-collar jobs right here in the five boroughs,” stated Shawn State, president of Pratt Recycling. “Our relationship with DSNY, The Borough President’s Office, MSWAB, and the Manhattan Community Boards are critical to the success of this program,” continued Mr. State.
more details at: http://innovations.prattindustries.com/2019/06/18/manhattan-paper-challenge-contest-announcement/

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