Recovered Paper Grades

Recovered Paper Grades as per the European List of Standard Grades of Recovered Paper and Board 2002

Group 1: Ordinary Grades
1.01 Mixed paper and board, unsorted, but unusable materials removed
A mixture of various grades of paper and board, without restriction on short fibre content.
1.02 Mixed papers and board (sorted)
A mixture of various qualities of paper and board, containing a maximum of 40% of newspapers and magazines.
1.03  Grey board
Printed and unprinted white lined and unlined grey board or mixed board, free from corrugated material.
1.04 Supermarket corrugated paper and board
Used paper and board packaging, containing a minimum of 70% of corrugated board, the rest being solid board and wrapping papers.
1.05 Old corrugated containers
Used boxes and sheets of corrugated board of various qualities.
1.06 Unsold magazines
Unsold magazines, with or without glue.
1.06.01 Unsold magazines without glue
Unsold magazines without glue.
1.07 Telephone Books
New and used telephone books, with unlimited content of pages coloured in the mass, with and without glue. Shavings allowed.
1.08 Mixed newspapers and magazines I
A mixture of newspapers and magazines, containing a minimum of 50% of newspapers, with or without glue.
1.09 Mixed newspapers and magazines II
A mixture of newspapers and magazines, containing a minimum of 60% of newspapers, with or without glue.
1.10   Mixed magazines and newspapers III
A mixture of newspapers and magazines, containing a minimum of 60% of magazines, with or without glue.
1. 11   Sorted graphic paper for de-inking
Sorted graphic paper from households; newspapers and magazines, each at a minimum of 40%. The percentage of non-deinkable paper and board should be reduced over time to a maximum level of 1.5%. The actual percentage is to be negotiated between buyer and seller.

Group 2: Medium Grades
2.01   Newspapers
Newspapers, containing a maximum of 5% of newspapers or advertisements coloured in the mass.
2.02   Unsold newspapers
Unsold daily newspapers, free from additional inserts or illustrated material coloured in the mass.
2.02.01   Unsold newspapers no flexographic printing allowed
Unsold daily newspapers, free from additional inserts or illustrated material coloured in the mass, strings allowed. No flexographic printed material allowed.
2.03   Lightly printed white shavings
Lightly printed white shavings, mainly mechanical pulp based paper.
2.03.01   Lightly Printed white shavings without glue
Lightly Printed white shavings, mainly mechanical pulp based paper, without glue.
2.04   Heavily Printed white shavings
Heavily printed white shavings, mainly mechanical pulp based paper.
2.04.01   Heavily Printed white shavings without glue
Heavily printed white shavings, mainly mechanical pulp based paper, without glue.
2.05   Sorted Office Paper
2.06   Coloured letters
Correspondence, in mixed papers coloured in the mass, with or without print, of printing or writing paper. Free from carbon paper and hard covers.
2.07   White wood-free books
Books, including misprints of books, without hard covers, mainly of wood-free white paper, black printed only. Containing a maximum of 10% of coated paper.
2.08   Coloured wood-free magazines
Coated or uncoated magazines, white or coloured in the mass, free from non-flexible covers, bindings, non-dispersible inks and adhesives, poster papers, labels or label trim. May include heavily printed circulars and coloured in the mass shavings. Containing a maximum of 10% mechanical pulp based papers.
2.09   Carbonless copy paper
2.10   Bleached wood-free PE-coated board
Bleached wood-free PE-coated board from board manufacturers and converters.
2.11   Other PE-coated board
Other PE-coated board. May contain unbleached board and paper from board manufacturers and converters.
2.12   Mechanical pulp-based computer print-out
Continuous computer print-out, mechanical pulp based, sorted by colours, may include recycled fibres.


Group 3: High Grades
3.01   Mixed lightly coloured printers shavings
Mixed shavings of printing and writing papers lightly coloured in the mass, containing a minimum of 50% of wood-free paper.
3.02   Mixed lightly coloured wood-free printers shavings
Mixed shavings of printing and writing papers lightly coloured in the mass, containing a minimum of 90% of wood-free paper.
3.03   Wood-free binders
White wood-free lightly printed shavings with glue, free from paper coloured in the mass. May contain a maximum of 10 % of mechanical pulp based paper.
3.04   Tear White Shavings
White wood-free lightly printed shavings without glue, free from wet-strength paper and paper coloured in the mass.
3.05   White wood-free letters
Sorted white wood-free writing papers, originating from office records, free from cash books, carbon paper and non-water soluble adhesives.
3.06   White business forms
White wood-free printed business forms.
3.07   White wood-free computer print-out
White wood-free computer print-out, free from carbonless paper and glue.
3.08   Printed bleached sulphate board
Heavily printed sheets of bleached sulphate board, without glue, polycoated or waxed materials.
3.09   Lightly printed bleached sulphate board
Lightly printed sheets of bleached sulphate board, without glue, polycoated or waxed materials.
3.10   Multi-printing
Wood-free, coated, lightly printed, free from wet-strength paper or paper coloured in the mass.
3.11   White heavily printed multi-ply board
New cuttings of heavily printed white multi-ply board, containing wood-free, mechanical or thermo-mechanical pulp plies, but without grey plies.
3.12   White lightly printed multi-ply board
New cuttings of lightly printed white multi-ply board, containing wood-free, mechanical or thermo-mechanical pulp plies, but without grey plies.
3.13   White unprinted multi-ply board
New cuttings of unprinted white multi-ply board, containing wood-free, mechanical or thermo-mechanical pulp plies, but without grey plies.
3.14   White newsprint
Shavings and sheets of white unprinted newsprint, free from magazine paper.
3.15   White mechanical pulp based coated and uncoated paper
Shavings and sheets of white unprinted coated and uncoated mechanical pulp based paper.
3.15.01   White mechanical pulp based containing coated paper
Shavings and sheets of white unprinted mechanical pulp-based coated paper.
3.16   White wood-free coated paper, without glue
Shavings and sheets of white unprinted wood-free coated paper, without glue.
3.17   White shavings
Shavings and sheets of white unprinted paper, free from newsprint and magazine paper containing a minimum of 60% of wood-free paper.  May contain a maximum of 10% of coated paper. Without glue.
3.18   White wood-free shavings
Shavings and sheets of white unprinted wood-free paper.  May contain a maximum of 5% of coated paper. Without glue.
3.18.01   White wood-free uncoated shavings
Shavings and sheets of white unprinted wood-free paper, free from coated paper. Without glue.
3.19   Unprinted bleached sulphate board
Unprinted sheets of bleached sulphate board, without glue, polycoated or waxed materials.


Group 4: Kraft Grades
4.01   New shavings of corrugated board
Shavings of corrugated board, with kraft liners or testliner
4.01.01   Unused corrugated kraft
Unused boxes, sheets and shavings of corrugated board, with kraft liners only, the fluting made from chemical or thermo-chemical pulp
4.01.02   Unused corrugating material
Unused boxes, sheets and shavings of corrugated board, with liners of kraft or testliner.
4.02   Used corrugated kraft I
Used boxes of corrugated board, with kraft liners only, the fluting made from chemical or thermo-chemical pulp.
4.03   Used corrugated kraft II
Used boxes of corrugated board, with liners of kraft or testliners but having at least one liner made of kraft
4.04   Used kraft sacks
Clean used kraft sacks. Wet-strength and non wet-strength.
4.04.01   Used kraft sacks with polycoated papers
Clean used kraft sacks. Wet-strength and non wet-strength.  May include polycoated papers.
4.05   Unused kraft sacks
Unused kraft sacks. Wet-strength and non wet-strength.
4.05.01   Unused kraft sacks with polycoated papers
Unused kraft sacks. Wet-strength and non wet-strength.  May include polycoated papers.
4.06   Used kraft
Used kraft paper and board of a natural or white shade.
4.07   New kraft
Shavings and other new kraft paper and board of a natural shade.
4.08   New Carrier kraft
New carrier kraft, may include wet-strength paper.

Group 5: Special Grades
5.01   Mixed recovered paper and board
Unsorted paper and board, separated at source.
5.02   Mixed Packaging
A mixture of various qualities of used paper and board packaging free from newspapers and magazines.
5.03   Liquid board packaging
Used liquid packaging board including used PE-coated liquid packaging board (with or without aluminium content), containing a minimum of 50% by weight of fibres, and the balance being aluminium or coatings.
5.04   Wrapper kraft
Poly-lined, sprayed, or laminated used kraft. Must not contain bitumen or wax coatings.
5.05   Wet labels
Used wet labels from wet-strength papers, containing a maximum of 1% glass content, and a maximum of 50% moisture, without other unusable materials.
5.06   Unprinted white wet-strength wood-free papers
Unprinted white wet-strength wood-free papers
5.07   Printed white wet-strength wood-free papers
Printed white wet-strength wood-free papers