Acme Paper Recycling Services

Every ton of paper recycled saves more than 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space. Acme Certified Business Recycling works with businesses and institutions to create recycling programs to prevent companies from simply throwing their paper products into a garbage bin. Our programs assist your company to decrease its carbon footprint while saving on refuse costs.

Acme will provide containers to for all paper including office paper, catalogs, junk mail, magazines, newspaper, phone books and computer paper for recycling. Call Acme at 773-523-4500 or contact at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to inquire about a customized recycling program for your company.

Paper Recycling Facts

• Recycling a four-foot stack of newspapers saves the equivalent of one 40-foot fir tree.
• One tree can filter up to 60 pounds of pollutants from the air each year.
• One ton of recycled paper saves 3,700 pounds of lumber and 24,000 gallons of water.
• Making paper from recycled material uses 60% less energy than making virgin paper.
• If every household in the U.S. reused a paper bag for one shopping trip, about 60,000 trees would be saved.
• Every ton of newspaper recycled saves enough energy to power a TV for 31 hours.
• If all morning newspapers read in this country were recycled, 41,000 trees would be saved daily and 6 million tons of waste would never end up in landfills.