The following information was extracted directly from Recyclers World.
Quick Fact #1: Americans buy over 85 million tons of paper per year-that's about 700 pounds per person.
Quick Fact #2: For every one million sheets of paper not printed, 85 pulp trees are saved.
Quick Fact #3: If all morning newspapers read in the United States were recycled, 41,000 trees would be saved daily and 6 million tons of waste would never end up in landfills.
USED (REUSABLE) PAPER)
a.) Used/Reusable Box-Board Boxes Used/Reusable Box-Board Boxes included various sizes of solid fiber boxes such as a common shoe box.
b.) Used/Reusable Corrugated Cartons Used/Reusable Corrugated Cartons include various reusable corrugated cardboard boxes.
c.) Used Gaylord Boxes Used Gaylord Boxes include reusable tri-wall corrugated cardboard shipping and storage boxes that are typically open to approximately 48" x 48" 48".
d.) Used Jumbo Gaylord Boxes Used Jumbo Gaylord Boxes include reusable tri-wall corrugated cardboard shipping and storage boxes that are typically open to approximately 48" x 48" 60".
e.) Used/Reusable Tubes & Cores Used/Reusable Tubes & Cores include various sizes of paper tubes or roll cores that may or may not include metal or plastic end inserts.
f.) Used/Reusable Paper Bags Used/Reusable Paper Bags include various sizes of reusable paper bags. A description of the size, multi-wall designation, liner-insert or wet strength information and prior use should be clearly stated.
g.) Obsolete Paper Roll Stock Obsolete Paper Roll Stock includes various grades of paper on the ordinal roll. A description of the roll size, weight, paperweight and grade as well as a full disclosure of damage or contamination should be clearly stated.
h.) Butt Rolls Butt Rolls include the ends of rolls of various grades of paper. A description of the roll size, weight, paper weight and grade as well as a full disclosure of damage or contamination should be clearly stated.
i.) Sheetable Paper Stock Sheetable Paper Stock includes various grades of paper that is in a sheetable or resheetable form. A description of the size, paperweight and grade as well as a full disclosure of damage or contamination should be clearly stated.
LOOSE WASTE PAPER
a.) Mixed Paper Mixed Paper shall consist of assorted paper of various grades or types of fibers.
b.) Mixed Office Paper Clean, sorted ledger & writing papers, free of brown grades, cardboard, boxboard, may contain up to 10% ground wood paper fiber content.
c.) Old Newspapers Loose or bundled newspapers.
d.) Delinking Grade Newsprint DeIinking Grade Newsprint shall consist of sorted, dry, un-sun burnt newspapers, free of magazines & color inserts. May not contain Over-Issue News.
e.) Over-Issue News Over-Issue News shall consist of loose or bundled pressroom over issues of newspapers. May not contain magazines, or color inserts.
f.) News Blank News Blank shall consist of clean, dry, unprinted white newsprint, may contain trimmings, roll tare-offs, butt rolls (ends of rolls on cores). May not contain colored newsprint or printed white newsprint. Must be fresh and un-sun burnt.
g.) Box Board Box Board shall consist of clean multi-layered paper board including folding cartons made of typical gray shoe box material, may include printed or Snow-Coat boxes or box trimmings.
h.) Box Board with Poly Box Board with Poly shall consist of clean multi-layered paper board including folding cartons made of typical gray shoe box material with a poly film windows or laminated blister packs, may include printed or Snow-Coat boxes or box trimmings or blister card stock.
Section I: Introduction
Section II: Present (YOU ARE CURRENTLY IN THIS SECTION)
Section III: Future
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