Crossroads Paper Plans to Construct Recycled Paper Mill in Utah

Crossroads Paper announced its plans to construct a recycled paper mill in Utah, which is expected to open in early 2022.

The 80-acre plant is expected to produce 1,000 tons of packing paper a day and will depend solely on 100 percent recycled fiber like cardboard boxes and existing waste paper. The output from the plant will be used to make new boxes for manufacturers, farmers and e-commerce companies.

Desert News has more:

In the last five years, the use of cardboard has grown by 40% due to the booming e-commerce industry. A paper production company, Crossroads Paper, is looking to change the way Utahns recycle their cardboard.

Crossroads Paper has plans to construct a recycled-paper mill in Utah, expected to open in early 2022, the company announced Wednesday afternoon at the Red Butte Garden in Salt Lake City.

The announcement of the paper mill drew support from recycling organizations and government officials, Lt. Governor Spencer Cox, and Val Hale, executive director of the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development.

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