Troop 60 concluded the requirements for the pulp and paper merit badge Saturday by visiting a paper mill and a forestry logging Operation. They were given a guided tour of Pratt industries paper recycling mill in Shreveport. They were able to see the entire paper recycling process from start to finish. In addition, Sonny Evans, a life long timber man accompanied the troop and allowed the scouts to view one of his logging operations in Natchitoches parish.

Pratt Recycling is a subsidiary of Pratt Industries, the 5th largest corrugated packaging company in the USA and the world’s largest, privately-held 100% recycled paper and packaging company. Pratt Recycling Division is a full service recycler with 13 recycling facilities. Every year Pratt diverts 2.2 million tons of waste paper, other recyclable materials and waste-to-clean energy materials.