Paper Stock: PS-01 Circular 2001

(1) Soft Mixed Paper

Consists of a mixture of various qualities of paper not limited as to type of baling or fiber content.

Prohibitive materials may not exceed 2%
Total out throws may not exceed 10%

(2) Super Mixed Paper

(3) (Grade not currently in use)

(4) Boxboard Cuttings

Consists of baled new cuttings of paperboard used in the manufacture of folding cartons, set-up boxes, and similar boxboard products.

Prohibitive materials may not exceed ½ of 1%
Total out throws may not exceed 2%

(5) Mill Wrappers

Consists of baled paper used as outside wrap for rolls, bundles, or skids of finished paper.

Prohibitive materials may not exceed ½ of 1%
Total out throws may not exceed 3%

(6) News

Consists of baled newspaper as typically generated from newsdrives and curbside collections.

Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1%
Total out throws may not exceed 5%

(7) Used, De-ink News

Consists of baled, sorted. fresh newspapers, not sunburned, containing not more than the normal percentage of rotogravure and colored sections. May contain magazines.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 1/4 of 1%

(8) Special News De-ink Quality

Consists of baled, sorted. fresh newspapers, not sunburned, free from magazines, white blank, pressroom over-issues, and paper other than news, containing not more than the normal percentage of rotogravure and colored sections. This grade must be tare-free.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 1/4 of 1%

(9) Over-Issue News

Consists of unused, overrun newspapers printed on newsprint, baled or securely tied in bundles, containing not more than the normal percentage of rotogravure and colored sections.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws None permitted

(10) Magazines

Consists of baled coated magazines, catalogues, and similar printed materials. May contain a small percentage of uncoated news-type paper.

Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1%
Total out throws may not exceed 3%

(11) Corrugated Containers

Consists of baled corrugated containers having liners of either test liner, jute, or kraft.

Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1%
Total out throws may not exceed 5%

(12) Double Sorted Corrugated

Consists of baled, double sorted corrugated containers, generated from supermarkets and/or industrial or commercial facilities, having liners of test liner, jute, or kraft. Material has been specially sorted to be free of boxboard, off-shore corrugated, plastic, and wax.

Prohibitive materials may not exceed ½ of 1%
Total out throws may not exceed 2%

(13) New Double-Lined Kraft Corrugated Cuttings

Consists of baled new corrugated cuttings having liners of either test liner, jute or kraft. Treated medium or liners, insoluble adhesives, butt rolls, slabbed or hogged medium are not acceptable in this grade.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 2%

(14) (Grade not currently in use)

(15) Used Brown Kraft

Consists of baled used brown kraft bags free of objectionable liners and original contents.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed ½ of 1%

(16) Mixed Kraft Cuttings

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 1%

(17) Carrier Stock

Consists of baled printed or unprinted, unbleached new beverage carrier sheets and cuttings. May contain wet strength additives.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 1%

(18) New Colored Kraft

Consists of baled new colored kraft cuttings, sheets and bag scrap, free of stitched papers.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total Oulthrows may not exceed 1%

(19) Grocery Bag Scrap

Consists of baled, new brown kraft bag cuttings, sheets and misprint bags.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 1%

(20) Kraft Multi-Wall Bag Scrap

Consists of new brown kraft multi-wall bag cuttings, sheets., and misprint bags, free of stitched papers.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 1%

(21) New Brown Kraft Envelope Cuttings

Consists of baled new unprinted brown kraft envelopes, cuttings or sheets.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 1%

(22) Mixed Groundwood Shavings

Consists of baled trim of magazines, catalogs and similar printed matter, not limited with respect to groundwood or coated stock, and may contain the bleed of cover and insert stock as well as beater-dyed paper and solid color printing.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 2%

(23) Telephone Directories

Consists of clean telephone directories printed for or by telephone directory publishers.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed ½ of 1 %

(24) White Blank News

Consists of baled unprinted cuttings and sheets of white newsprint or other uncoated white groundwood paper of similar quality.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 1%

(25) Groundwood Computer Printout

Consists of groundwood papers which are used in forms manufactured for use in data processing machines. This grade may contain colored stripes and impact or non-impact (e.g., laser) computer printing.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 2%

(26) Publication Blanks

Consists of baled unprinted cuttings or sheets of white coated or filled groundwood content paper.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 1%

(27) Flyleaf Shavings

Consists of baled trim from magazines, catalogs and similar printed matter. May contain the bleed of cover and insert stock to a maximum of 10% dark colors. Beater-dyed paper may not exceed 2%. Shavings of novel news or newsprint grades may not be included in this grade.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 1%

(28) Coated Soft White Shavings

Consists of baled unprinted, coated, and uncoated, shavings and sheets of white groundwood free printing paper. May contain a small percentage of groundwood.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 1%

(29) (Grade not currently in use)

(30) Hard White Shavings

Consists of baled shavings or sheets of unprinted, untreated white groundwood free paper.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed ½ of 1%

(31) Hard White, envelope Cuttings

Consists of baled groundwood free cuttings, shavings or sheets of unprinted, untreated and uncoated white envelope paper.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed ½ of 1%

(32) (Grade not currently in use)

(33) New Colored Envelope Cuttings

Consists of baled groundwood free cuttings, shavings, or sheets of untreated, uncoated bleachable colored envelope paper.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 2%

(34) (Grade not currently in use)

(35) Semi Bleached Cuttings

Consists of baled sheets and cuttings of unprinted, untreated, groundwood free paper such as file folder stock, manila tabulating card trim, untreated milk carton stock, or manila tag.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 2%

(36) ManilaTabulating Cards

Consists of printed groundwood free, bleachable manila-colored cards which have been manufactured for use in tabulating machines. This grade may contain manila-colored tabulating cards with tinted margins.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 1%

(37) Sorted Office Paper

Consists of baled 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 2%
Total out throws may not exceed 5%

(38) Sorted Colored Ledger

Consists of baled, uncoated, printed or unprinted sheets, shavings, and cuttings of colored or white groundwood free ledger, bond, writing, and other paper which has a similar fiber and filler content.

Prohibitive materials may not exceed ½ of 1%
Total out throws may not exceed 5%

(39) Manifold Colored Ledger

Consists of baled sheets, shavings, and cuttings of industrially generated printed or unprinted colored or white groundwood free paper.  All stock must be uncoated and free of non-impact printing. A percentage of carbonless paper is allowable.

Prohibitive materials may not exceed ½ of 1%
Total out throws may not exceed 2%

(40) Sorted White Ledger

Consists of baled, uncoated printed or unprinted sheets, shavings, guillotined books, and cuttings of white groundwood free ledger, bond, writing, and other papers which have a similar fiber and filler content.

Prohibitive materials may not exceed ½ of 1%
Total out throws may not exceed 2%

(41) Manifold White Ledger

Consists of baled sheets, shavings and cuttings of industrially generated printed or unprinted white groundwood free paper. All stock must be uncoated and free of non-impact printing.

Prohibitive materials may not exceed ½ of 1%
Total out throws may not exceed 2%

(42) Computer Printout

Consists of white groundwood free paper in forms manufactured for use in data processing machines. This grade may contain colored stripes and impact or non-impact (e.g. laser) computer printing, and may contain no more than 5% groundwood in the pack. All stock must be untreated and uncoated.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 2%

(43) Coated Book Stock

Consists of coated groundwood free paper, printed or unprinted in sheets, shavings, guillotined books and cuttings. A reasonable percentage of paper containing fine groundwood may be included.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 2%

(44) Coated Groundwood Sections

Consists of printed, coated groundwood paper in sheets, sections, shavings or guillotined books. This grade may not include news quality groundwood paper.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 2%

(45) Printed Bleached Board Cuttings

Consists of groundwood free printed bleached board cuttings, free from misprint sheets. cartons, wax, greaseproof lamination, gilt, and inks, adhesives or coatings that are insoluble.

Prohibitive materials may not exceed ½ of 1%
Total out throws may not exceed 2%

(46) Misprinted Bleached Board

Consists of groundwood free misprint sheets and cartons of bleached board, free from wax, greaseproof lamination, gilt, and inks, adhesives or coatings that are insoluble.

Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1%
Total out throws may not exceed 2%

(47) Unprinted Bleached Board

Consists of groundwood free unprinted, untreated bleached board cuttings, sheets or rolls, free from wax, greaseproof lamination and adhesives or coatings that are insoluble.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 1%

(48) #1 Bleached Cup Stock

Consists of baled, untreated cuttings or sheets of coated or uncoated cup base stock. Cuttings with slight bleed may be included. Must be free of wax, poly, and other coatings that are insoluble.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed ½ of 1%

(49) #2 Printed Bleached Cup Stock

Consists of baled printed, untreated formed cups, cup die cuts, and misprint sheets of coated or uncoated cup base stock. Glues must be water soluble. Must be free of wax, poly, and other coatings that are insoluble.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 1%

(50) Unprinted Bleached Plate Stock

Consists of baled groundwood free bleached coated or uncoated, untreated and unprinted plate cuttings and sheets.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed ½ of 1%

(51) Printed Bleached Plate Stock

Consists of baled groundwood free bleached coated or uncoated, untreated printed plates and sheets. Must be free of coating or inks that are insoluble.

Prohibitive materials None permitted
Total out throws may not exceed 1%