The recycling we put by our back doors or deposit at our curbs has to go somewhere. But have you ever wondered where, exactly, that is?

Fully half the paper waste produced by New York City—newspapers, boxes, catalogs, etc.—ends up at a massive recycling plant on Staten Island.

But run by Pratt Industries, it is much more than a recycling plant; it is also a paper mill. Or as the dedication plaque by the factory’s entrance describes it, a “Millugator”—a paper mill and a corrugating factory under one roof.