How is Paper Recycled? Learn About the Recycling Process at Pratt Industries

Learn more about recycling and where the material goes when it leaves your curbside. Take a tour of Pratt Industries Material Recovery Facility in Conyers, GA. Journey along as we take you through our recycling process. Watch as the recovered material arrives via trailers and is sorted by material type (plastic, aluminum, paper). The recovered mixed paper is then taken to our paper mill where it's cleaned, repulped and converted into new 100% recycled paper that's used in Pratt's 100% recycled boxes!

Pratt Recycling is a part of Pratt Industries, the 5th largest corrugated packaging company in the USA and the world’s largest, privately-held producer of 100% recycled containerboard. Pratt Recycling Division is a full service recycler with 19 recycling facilities. Pratt utilizes the paper products collected in the production of its 100% recycled content paper and packaging solutions. Our mission is to create sustainable recycling solutions for our customers that maximize waste diversion, create cost savings and revenue stream for valuable recyclables previously landfilled, all the while minimizing the environmental impact by preserving natural resources for future generations.

[stevenarmer]

I work for Pratt Industries, I only see the converting side where the rolls are turned into corrugated boxes. Then I load them all into semi trailers for different companies. Proctor & Gamble being probably our biggest customer. Pratt is an amazing company to work for. I couldn't be happier with my job. I'm a forklift operator & love it. 🇺🇸

[NeilGastonguay]

A remarkable process. I don't envy the manual sorters and the speed at which they have to work.

[TheDeadbirdy]

This is amazing. Tell the engineers they are awesome.

[DeloiVarden]

One of the best recycling processors I have seen. Wish more would follow in your footsteps!

[sarahseiver]

Fascinating! Thank you for that window into where our recyclables go

[svcarranza]

Truly remarkable process. I can’t help but wonder if there would be less need for mechanical sorters if we sorted our recyclables ourselves into different bins rather than all into a blue bin (i.e. glass, cans, cardboard, paper).

[ariesdarkmage]

I absolutely enjoy watching the recycling of materials and the new innovations stepping up the game because simply puts the level we are going to go to the next generation is going to make the biggest impact you'll ever see on the best way for our lives to live

[DuckGuy-]

1:35 Can you imagine the stress of a line moving THAT FAST while your job is to sort it?

[stevieboy]

Very impressive. Just curious about the metal staples in magazines etc, how are they removed?

[sckumar]

nice work to save the environment, keep it up guys

[Foersom_]

1:25 "Eddy current aluminum", too fast, please tell us more about this step.

[gregelliott]

These videos are educating and informative

[ZuLuuuuuu]

In Belgium, we put plastics and paper into different bins, and they are collected separately as well. Probably not perfect, but it still reduces the manual labor significantly.

[sambhavgrover]

Where do the plastics (such as PP, PET) and aluminum goes after being separated from paper? Do you recycle these plastics and aluminum on your own or do you send this to other companies who have plastic/aluminium recycling capabilities?

[jeffreysivyer]

The US can show the world what can be done when there is a dollar to be made . Congratulations to the engineers and investors

[khawerkhan]

this video is quite admirable . love it

[joelroy]

What if the paper that are to be recycled are stapled? Now it is not only paper but also metal. So how does it work?

[mussim]

Love the video, enjoyed every single bits of it. Can you make a HD video and longer please? Thanks a lot.

[dwarfbard]

One thing that came to mind - why isn't the cardboard going straight onto the conveyor line? Why does it have to have an extra heavy machinery step?!

[LMau-tr]

If someone threw used toilet paper in, how does that get