I have reviewed a company by the name of Smurfit Stone Container Corporation and assessed the health of the company. Smurfit Stone Container Corporation is one of the industry’s leading manufacturers of paper-based packaging and recycling. Smurfit-Stone is a leading producer in containerboard which includes corrugated containers, and recovered fiber. They also specialize in the recycling of paper, waste, and aluminum, steel and cardboard. Smurfit-Stone operates approximately 240 facilities which are primarily located in the U.S., Canada and Mexico and employs around 33,500 people as of currently. Other companies within this industry are Georgia Pacific and Waste Management. These are just to name a couple of the competitors within the paper/recycling field. The companies within the paper/recycling industry can all be compared in several ways. One of Smurfit Stones’ competitors, Georgia Pacific is also one the world’s leading manufacturers. Georgia Pacific specializes in recycling tissue, paper, packaging, cardboard and building products. Georgia Pacific has approximately 300 manufacturing facilities across North America, South America and Europe. Compared to Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, Georgia Pacific has 45,000 employees and their employees are guided by Market Based Management principles and this is based on integrity and compliance. Another competitor is Waste Management Recycling. Waste Management is a leading provider of comprehensive waste, environmental services and recycling in North America. Waste Management has approximately 55,000 employees along with 367 collection operations, 355 transfer stations, 273 active landfill disposal sites and 134 recycling plants. Waste Management is the largest recycler of solid waste in North America. They actually process 8 million tons of recyclable material annually. Out of the three companies, Waste