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Pratt Industries: Growing Employer Saves 70,000 Trees Daily

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Three of the last four paper mills built in the United States have been by the same company – Pratt Industries. Based in Conyers, Georgia, Pratt is the nation’s fifth-largest corrugated box manufacturer. The company has facilities in 25 states and employs 7,000 Americans.

The growth of e-commerce has led to increased demand for paper-based packaging. A second factor pertains to the environment. Because corrugated paper can be recycled, it is sometimes favored over plastic packaging. According to Pratt Industries, their recycling efforts save the equivalent of 70,000 trees each day.

The company is a member of the American Forest & Paper Association, whose Responsible Package Initiative is raising awareness that paper-derived packaging is renewable, reusable and economical.