• Recycling

    Resolute Forest Products has paper collection operations and related assets in 23 metropolitan centers across the United States and in the province of Ontario, Canada.

    We focus our efforts on the collection of:

    • Old newspapers
    • Old magazines
    • Corrugated cardboard
    • Sorted office paper
    • Other recyclables

    The Company currently handles over 1 million metric tons of recyclable materials each year, of which about 75% is old newspapers.

    Headquartered in Houston, Texas, our Recycling Division ships approximately 50% of the paper recovered through our community paper recycling programs to Company paper mills for use in the production of newsprint and other paper products. The Company also markets its recyclable products to third-party purchasers.

    Recycling Collection Services

    Recycling collection services are provided through two key programs – Paper Retriever® and EcoRewards® – which provide in part the raw materials we use in the recycled paper products we produce.

    Paper Retriever Program

    Our Paper Retriever program places paper recycling bins throughout metropolitan areas at:

    • Schools
    • Places of worship
    • Community associations
    • Libraries
    • Small businesses

    This program is free to sponsoring organizations as long as they meet a minimum volume of recyclable paper each month. Bins, which may be used by any member of the community, are placed in visible, accessible locations. The bin hosts or sponsors promote the recycling drop-off locations to the surrounding community.

    Resolute provides the collection service and rebates to the sponsors based on the volume of paper that is collected. The money that is earned is used to support school, youth or church activities, or donated to local charities such as food banks. In 2009, our Paper Retriever customers earned almost US$4 million.

    EcoRewards Program

    Our Recycling Division also operates the EcoRewards recycling program for businesses.

    This turnkey business recycling solution maximizes the economic benefits of customer recycling efforts by addressing components that are often lacking in other industry offerings, such as:

    • Initial and ongoing waste audits
    • Desk2Curb equipment and signage
    • Education
    • Internal customer promotion
    • Detailed monthly reporting

    EcoRewards is a fee-based program that allows customers to earn their way towards a cost-neutral, cost-saving, or potentially revenue-generating program based on the participation rate and resulting volume collected. With the EcoRewards contract fee structure, responsibility is placed on customers to help maximize participation at their sites.