Fairmont Pulp wants more in-state waste

Fairmont Pulp Mill, owned by Resolute Forest Products, 702 AFR Drive, Fairmont, is trying to get more West Virginians to use its facilities.

Forest Resolute Products opened in 2012 and has an estimated $280,000 in yearly revenue and 3 employees. Resolute’s phone number is (304) 368-0900.

Resolute Forest Products’ Fairmont Pulp Mill, one of three of its kind in the world, recycles in Harrison and Marion counties. But only 2% of its waste comes from West Virginia.

“The biggest things we're trying to do is build awareness in the state. Try to get more programs for recycling because the hardest thing is the collection,” said Brian Wilmoth, General Manager of the Fairmont Pulp Mill.

Once the paper is collected it's brought to the mill where more than 200,000 tons of wastepaper is processed per year.

If you want to recycle through Resolute Forest Products they can bring paper right to the Fairmont Pulp Mill or drop it off at the county  solid waste authority.