&EFA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Solid Waste
and Emergency Response
(5305W)
EPA53O-B-97-OO9
October 1997
http://www.epa.gov
Mills That Produce
Tissue Products Containing
Recovered Paper
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MILLS THAT PRODUCE TISSUE PRODUCTS CONTAINING RECOVERED PAPER
This list of manufacturers and suppliers of items containing recovered materials has been prepared to
facilitate implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Comprehensive
Procurement Guideline (CPG) and to assist customers interested in the purchase and use of products
containing recovered materials. Manufacturers can provide the names and locations of regional or local
suppliers.
Each listing is based on infonnation provided by the manufacturer. Product information has not been
verified, and no guarantee, expressed or implied, is made as to the accuracy or completeness of the
information provided. Inclusion hi this listing does not represent an endorsement by EPA.
For information on, or copies of, the CPG, contact EPA's RCRA Hotiine at 800 424-9346 or access
EPA's Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-Through Procurement Website at www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/.
This list contains information on the following products or supplies:
TISSUE PRODUCTS
A list of definitions is included.
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TISSUE PRODUCTS
American Tissue Corporation
135 Engineers Road
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Contact: Sales Department
Phone: 516 435-9000
Fax:516435-8980
Produces 50 percent recycled bathroom and
facial tissue, napkins, and paper towels. Of this,
20 percent is postconsumer fiber.
Atlas Tissue Mills
3725 East 10th Court
Hialeah, FL 33013
Contact: Sales Department
Phone: 305 835-8046
Fax: 305 691-6018
Produces recycled content bathroom tissue and
paper towels with 20 percent postconsumer
content.
Atlantic Packaging, Ltd.
Ill Progress Avenue
Scarborough, Ontario M1P 2Y9
Canada
Contact: Customer Service
Phone: 416 297-2240
Fax: 416 297-2218
Produces 100 percent recycled content bathroom
tissue and paper towels. Of this, approximately
80 percent is postconsumer fiber.
Atlantic Recycled Paper Company
21 Winters Lane
Baltimore, MD 21228
Contact: Sales
Phone:800323-2811
Fax:410747-8778
Produces 100 percent recycled bathroom tissue.
Of this, 50 percent is postconsumer fiber. Their
facial tissue and paper towel are also 100
percent recycled.
Bay West Paper Corporation
Subsidiary of Mosinee Paper Corporation
1150 Industry Road
Harrodsburg, KY 43303
Contact: Sales Department
Phone: 800 723-0008
Fax: 606 734-8219
Produces 100 percent postconsumer recycled
content toweling and sanitary tissue products.
Bio-Tech Mills
P.O. Box 209
Greenwich, NY 12834
Contact: Sales Department
Phone: 518 692-7957
Fax: 518 692-7095
Produces 100 percent postconsumer content
bathroom tissue.
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Burrows Paper Corporation
501 West Main Street
P.O. Box 987
Little Falls, NY 13365
Contact: Sales Department
Phone: 315 823-2300
Fax: 315 823-2417
Produces recycled tissue products with up to 100
percent postconsumer recycled content
depending on customer specifications. These
products include specialty products, such as
patterned tissue, crepe, napkin, and other items.
Cascades, Inc.
P.O. Box 210
Kingsey Falls, Quebec JOA 1BO
Canada
Contact: Claire Rodrigue
Phone: 819 363-5600
Fax: 819 363-5655
Produces 100 percent recycled content bathroom
tissue rolls. Of that, 40 percent is postconsumer
fiber content
CityForest
1215 East Worden Avenue
Ladysmith, WI54848
Contact: Sales Department
Phone: 715 532-5541
Fax: 715 532-5542
Produces recycled content bathroom tissue and
napkin products that have approximately 20 to
25 percent postconsumer fiber, depending on
customer preference.
Competition Unlimited
87 Garden Street
Westbury, NY 11590
Contact: Oke Mgbeokwere
Phone: 516 997-6483
Fax: 516 997-6485
Produces bathroom tissue and rolls, napkins,
paper towels, and wrapping tissue containing
100 percent postconsumer materials.
Encore Paper Company
One-River Street
South Glens Falls, NY 12803
Contact: Customer Service
Phone: 518 793-5684
Fax: 518 793-2650
Produces a variety of recycled content tissue and
toweling products, including bathroom tissue,
dispenser napkins, roll towels, and dispenser
towels, of varying postconsumer fiber contents
around 20 percent.
Erving Paper Mills
97 East Main Street
Erving, MA 01344
Contact: Sales Department
Phone:508544-2711
Fax: 508 544-2102
Produces recycled content tissue and towel
products with approximately 30 percent
postconsumer content.
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Flower Ctty Tissue Mills Company
700 Driving Park Avenue
P.O. Box 13497
Rochester, NY 14613
Contact: Customer Service or Sales Department
Phone: 716 458-9200
Fax:716458-3812
Manufactures recycled lightweight tissue paper
with a recycled content of up to 80 percent. Of
that, about 10 percent is postconsumer fiber.
Laurel Hill Paper
P.O. Box 159
Ledbetter Road
Cordova, NC 28330
Contact: Ken Hogan
Phone: 910 997-4526
Fax: 910 895-0734
Produces 100 percent recycled content bathroom
tissue. Of this, up to 40 percent is postconsumer
fiber.
Fort James Corporation
120 Tredegar Street
P.O. Box 2218
Richmond, VA 23218
Contact: Sales Department
Phone:804644-5411
Fax: 804 649-4428
Fort James Corporation manufactures tissue and
towel products with a recycled content of up to
100 percent Of that, about 10 to 30 percent is
postconsumer fiber.
Marcal Paper Mills
One Market Street
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
Contact: Customer Service
Phone: 201 796-4000
Fax: 201 796-0470
Produces 100 recycled content bath tissue, facial
tissue, and paper towels. Of that, 60 percent of
the bath tissue, 80 percent of the facial tissue,
and 60 percent of the paper towel is
postconsumer fiber.
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
55 Park Place
Atlanta, GA 30303
Contact: Customer Service
Phone: 404 652-4000
Fax:404239-1769
Manufactures napkins, tissues, bathroom tissue,
paper towels, and tablecloths using 35 percent
postconsumer recycled content.
McGoldrick Tissue Mills
Formerly G.E. Robertson & Company
Canal Street
P.O. Box 25
Hinsdale,NH 03451
Contact: Bob or Jay McGoldrick
Phone: 603 336-5981
Fax:603336-5079
Produces tissue and bathroom tissue with 100
percent postconsumer recycled content.
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Orchids Paper Products Company
Route 3, Box 70
Pryor, OK 74361
Contact: Customer Service
Phone: 918 825-0616
Fax: 918 825-9273
Produces bathroom tissue, napkins, facial tissue,
and paper towels with postconsumer fiber
content (Orchids will not release the
postconsumer content of its products.)
Paper Service, Ltd.
P.O. Box 45
Hinsdale,NH 03451
Contact: Sales Department
Phone: 603 336-5311 or 603 239-6344
Fax: 603 239-8861
Produces tissue paper with 100 percent
postconsumer fiber content.
Pope & Talbot, Inc.
1500 SW. First Avenue
P.O. Box 8171
Portland, OR 97201
Contact: Consumer Products Division
Phone: 503 228-9161
Fax: 503 220-2721
Produces 100 percent recycled content bathroom
tissue, facial tissue, napkins, and paper towels at
their Eau Claire milL Of this, 30 percent is
postconsumer fiber.
Procter & Gamble Paper Products Company
P.O. Box 599
Cincinnati, OH 45201
Phone:513983-1100
Makes virgin and recycled tissue products at
five U.S. mills. None of their mills are
integrated to deinked pulp.
Putney Paper Company
Old Depot Road
P.O. Box 226
Putney, VT 05346
Contact: Sales Department
Phone: 802 387-5571
Fax: 802 387-5297
Produces recycled content tissue and specialty
papers with 100 percent recycled content. Of
this, 40 percent is postconsumer fiber.
Richter Manufacturing dba Sierra Tissue
560 East Commercial Street
Pomona, CA 91767-5693
Contact: David Wayland
Phone: 909 623-8101
Fax: 909 622-1992
Produces tissue and jumbo rolls of 100 percent
recycled content. Of this, 20 percent is
postconsumer fiber.
• Seventh Generation
One Mill Street
Box A26
Burlington, VT 05401
Contact: Sales Department
Phone: 802 658-3773
Fax: 802 658-1771
Produces 100 percent unbleached and 100
percent postconsumer content bathroom and
facial tissue. They also produce 100 percent
recycled paper towel. Of this, 40 percent is
postconsumer fiber.
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Superior Quality Products
P.O. Box 2023
Scotia, NY 12302
Contact: Sales or Service
Phone:800 724-1129 or 518 374-0770
Fax: 518 374-8542
Converter of tissue products. Specifically, they
convert 100 percent recycled bathroom tissue,
facial tissue, and napkins. All have a minimum
of 40 percent postconsumer fiber content.
Vermont Tissue Paper Corporation
Route 67A
North Bennington, VT 05257
Contact: Edward Woodard
Phone: 802 447-7558
Converter of specialty tissue papers.
Wisconsin Tissue Mills
Subsidiary of Chesapeake Corporation
P.O. Box 489
Menasha,WI 54952
Contact: Customer Service
Phone: 800 451-3595 or 920 725-7031
Fax: 920 720-4573
Manufactures napkins, bathroom tissue, roll
paper toweling, and facial tissue, all 100 percent
unbleached and all containing 100 percent
postconsumer fiber. Their Second Nature line is
100 percent recycled with a minimum of 70
percent postconsumer fiber. Their Park Avenue
line is 100 percent recycled with a minimum of
40 percent postconsumer fiber, except for the
napkins which are a minimum of 10 percent
postconsumer fiber. The Park Avenue Plus line
is 100 percent recycled with more than 30
percent postconsumer fiber, except for the
napkins which are at least 10 percent
postconsumer fiber.
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DEFINITIONS
TISSUE PAPER
Category of papers characterized by extreme lightness and transparency. Used to manufacture a broad
range of products including napkins, bathroom and facial tissue, sanitary products, wrapping material,
protective packing paper, stock for waxing and twisting, etc.
TOWELLING PAPER
A class of highly absorbent paper with fairly good strength properties. It is made especially for industrial
domestic, and institutional wiping purposes.
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