UK Waste Paper Grades

Group 2 - White, Wood-free, Printed

Best One Cuts
White shavings or offcuts of paper or card with no printing other than black or coloured register marks or single line small print. Free from varnished papers, label papers and all mechanical or thermo-mechanical fibres. Each bale may contain a maximum of 5 percent pastel-coloured base paper shavings. Maximum of 10 percent coated material may be included by agreement with purchaser.
Objectionable materials: none.

Black & White Best Pams
White shavings, sheets and guillotined offcuts of black printed coated or uncoated unbound books and pamphlets. No coloured base paper, bible paper or other wet beaten paper is acceptable, but woodfree book quire may be included with a maximum of 5 percent coloured illustrations. Bindings must be cotton stitchings or wire staples only and must contain no glue whatsoever.
Objectionable materials: none (except cotton stitchings and wire staples).

Book Quire
Shavings, sheets and guillotined offcuts of white unbound book papers printed black only. No hard covers, bindings, bible papers, other heavily beaten papers, or coated papers. Maximum of 5 percent mechanical or thermo-mechanical fibres and a maximum of 5 percent coloured illustrations acceptable.
Objectionable materials: none (except binders, and cottons by agreement with individual mills).
 
Sulphate Waste
Trimmings, offcuts or overruns of white retail unused sugar or flour bags free from all wet strength resins and non-white adhesives. May be printed in coloured inks but not blanket printed all over. Must contain no sulphite shop bags but may contain other 100 percent sulphate waste, e.g. greeting card or carton waste.
Objectionable materials: none.

Tear White Shavings
Shavings, sheets and offcuts of mixed coated or uncoated white lightly printed papers which may also contain "all over" pastel coloured print which "tears white". Free from binders, white card, board offcuts, adhesives or varnish. May contain maximum 5 percent thermo-mechanical fibres by agreement but no mechanical content.
Objectionable materials: none.

White Carbonless Copy Paper (NCR)
White NCR paper in slab form or continuous forms. May be printed but should be essentially new material such as printers' over-runs or redundant stocks. Free from mechanical or thermo-mechanical fibres. A maximum of 5 percent "used" material may be included by agreement.
Objectionable materials: none.
 
White Continuous Business Forms
White unused continuous business forms or invoices lightly printed on one side only (with the exception of a small address or instruction on the reverse). Free from NCR paper, carbon paper, printed carbon box, laser/heat printed material, thermo-graphic printing, heavily loaded papers, plastic based inks, edge gluing or any other type of adhesive. Up to 10 percent uncontaminated but used material may be included by agreement. Maximum of 5 percent mechanical or thermo-mechanical fibres is permitted and a maximum of 5 percent white listings.
Objectionable materials: none.
 
White Heavy Letter
White writing paper lightly printed on one side but which can be typed or written on both sides. Free from coatings, manila file covers, binders, envelopes, plan papers, heavily-loaded papers or printing by the thermo-graphic or xerographic processes. White cheque waste either in trim form or shredded is not acceptable, nor are azure dyed, well beaten papers, tax forms, circular printed letters, and book quire. May contain white woodfree sulphate boards, lightly printed on one side only, and can include up to 5 percent mechanical or thermo-mechanical fibres and 5 percent carbonless copy paper. Laser or heat print to a maximum of 10 percent per bale is acceptable.
Objectionable materials: none, but can include pins and small fasteners.
 
White Listings No. 1 (CPO)
White woodfree paper in continuous form for computer data listing. No printing other than feint lines and computer printout. Free from coatings, bindings, carbonless copy paper, adhesives and all laser heat printings. Must not contain any white continuous business forms, heavy letter or mechanical "till" attachments. Maximum content of mechanical or thermo-mechanical fibres, up to 5 percent. Per bale.
Objectionable materials: none.
 
White Listings No. 2 (CPO)
White woodfree paper in continuous form for computer data listing. No printing other than feint lines and computer printout. Free from coatings, bindings, carbonless copy paper, adhesives and all laser and heat printings. Must not contain any white continuous business forms, heavy letter or mechanical "till" attachments. Maximum content of mechanical or thermo-mechanical fibres up to 20 percent per bale.
Objectionable materials: none.