What are the technical characteristics of this product?
Newspapers, containing a maximum of 5% of newspapers or advertisements coloured in the mass.
This category normally consists 100% POST-CONSUMER MATERIAL according to FSC® STD 40.007. The content of all supplies meet the definitions and the descriptions given in the CEPI EN643 standard.
Technical Characteristics
- Maximum effort will be given to prevent the following prohibited paper categories being mixed in the recovered paper supplies:
- Contaminated recovered paper and board from hospitals
- Recovered paper and board which have contained chemicals or foodstuffs
- Covering materials such as paper used for covering furniture during repaired and painting work
- Bales mainly
- Old archives from libraries, offices etc., if they contain PCBs
- Assurance of storage and transport conditions which protect against cross contamination i.e. by hazardous substances or bad odour
- Supplied bales will be labelled with an agreed supplier code, which is typically a 3-digit number sprayed on bales or on a label attached to the trailer side of bale