Description
1) Residential Mixed Paper
Consists of a mixture of various qualities of paper not
limited as to type of fiber content, normally generated from
residential, multi-material collection programs.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 2%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 5%
(2) Soft Mixed Paper
Consists of a clean, sorted mixture of various qualities of
paper not limited as to type of fiber content.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 5%
(3) Hard Mixed Paper (HMP)
Consists of a clean, sorted mixture of various qualities of
paper containing less than *0% groundwood content.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 0.5 - 1%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 3%
(6) Old Newspaper
Consists of sorted newspapers and other acceptable papers as
typically generated by voluntary collection and curbside collection
programs.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 2%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 4%
Other acceptable papers may not exceed *0%
(7) Regular News, De-ink Quality (#7 ONP)
Consists of sorted, fresh newspapers, not sunburned, and other
acceptable papers. This grade may contain magazines.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 3%
Other acceptable papers may not exceed *0%
(8) Special News, De-ink Quality (#8 ONP)
Consists of sorted, fresh newspapers, not sunburned, and other
acceptable papers. This grade is to be relatively free from
magazines and contain not more than the normal percentage of
rotogravure and colored sections.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 2%
Other acceptable papers may not exceed *0%
(9) Over-Issue News (OI or OIN)
Consists of unused, overrun newspapers printed on newsprint,
or securely tied in bundles, containing not more than the normal
percentage of rotogravure and colored sections.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Outthrows plus prohibitives None permitted
(*0) Magazines (OMG)
Consists of coated magazines, catalogues, and similar printed
materials. May contain a small percentage of uncoated news-type
paper.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 3%
(*1) Old Corrugated Containers (OCC)
Consists of corrugated containers having liners of either test
liner or kraft.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 5%
(*2) Double-Sorted Old Corrugated (DS O CC)
Consists of double-sorted corrugated containers, generated
from supermarkets and/or industrial or commercial facilities,
having liners of test liner or kraft. Material has been specially
sorted to be free of boxboard, off-shore corrugated, plastic, and
wax.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 2%
(*3) New Double-Lined Kraft Corrugated Cuttings (DLK)
Consists of new corrugated cuttings having liners of either
test liner or kraft. Treated medium or liners, insoluble adhesives,
butt rolls, slabbed or hogged medium, are not acceptable in this
grade.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 2%
(*3) Telephone Directories
Consists of clean telephone directories printed for or by
telephone directory publishers.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 1/2 of 1%
(*7) Sorted Office Paper (SOP)
Consists of paper, as typically generated by offices,
containing primarily white and colored groundwood-free paper, free
of unbleached fiber. May include a small percentage of groundwood
computer printout and facsimile paper.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 5%
(*0) Sorted White Ledger (SWL)
Consists of uncoated, printed or unprinted sheets, shavings,
guillotined books, and cuttings of white groundwood-free ledger,
bond, writing, and other paper which has similar fiber and filler
content.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 2%
