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TABLE 6.2
Selected Paper Grades for Repulping and Recycling

No. Name Composition
1 Soft mixed paper Mixture of various qualities of paper not limited as to type of baling or fiber content
2 Mixed paper Baled clean, sorted mixture of various quality of paper containing less than 10%
of groundwood content
3 — Grade not currently in use
4 Boxboard cuttings Baled new cuttings of paperboard used in the manufacture of folding cartons, set-up
boxes, and similar boxboard products
5 Mill wrappers Baled paper used as outside wrap for rolls, bundles, or skids of finished paper
6 News Baled newspaper as typically generated from news drives and curbside collections
7 News, de-ink quality Baled sorted, fresh newspapers, not sunburned, containing not more than the normal
percentage of rotogravure and colored sections. May contain magazines
8 Special news de-ink quality Baled, sorted, fresh newspapers, not sunburned, free from magazines, white blank,
pressroom overissues, and paper other than news, containing not more than the
normal percentage of rotogravure and colored sections. This grade must be tare-free
9 Overissue news Unused, overrun newspapers printed on newsprint, baled or securely tied in bundles,
containing not more than the normal percentage of rotogravure and colored
sections
10 Magazines Baled coated magazines, catalogues, and similar printed materials May contain a
small percentage of uncoated news-type paper
11 Corrugated containers Baled corrugated containers having liners of either test liner, jute, or kraft
12 Double-sorted corrugated Baled, double-sorted corrugated containers, generated from supermarkets, 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.
13 New double-lined kraft Baled new corrugated cuttings having liners of either test liner, jute, or kraft.
corrugated cuttings Treated medium or liners, insoluble adhesives, butt rolls, slabbed or hogged
medium, are not acceptable in this grade
14 — Grade not currently in use
15 Used brown kraft Baled used brown kraft bags free of objectionable liners and original contents
16 Mixed kraft cuttings Baled new brown kraft cuttings, sheets and bag scrap, free of stitched paper
17 Carrier stock Baled printed or unprinted, unbleached new beverage carrier sheets and cuttings.
May contain wet strength additives
18 New colored kraft Baled new colored kraft cuttings, sheets and bag scrap, free of stitched papers`
19 Grocery bag scrap Baled, new brown kraft bag cuttings, sheets and misprint bags.
20 Kraft multi-wall bag scrap New brown kraft multi-wall bag cuttings, sheets, and misprint bags, free of
stitched papers
Source: ISRI, Reproduced with kind permission of the Institute for Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc., Washington, DC
20005-3104, 2002. The ISRI Scrap Specifications Circular is subject to change. To find the most recent edition, go
to www.isri.org.

6.7.3 OTHER PAPER MARKETS

Building manufacturers have used waste paper as a raw material for manufacturing other items.
Home insulation has been manufactured from old newspapers. The cellulosic material is sprayed
with an antiflammability agent and can be blown directly into wall cavities. Other applications of
waste paper include insulation board, fiberboard, roofing, and siding. The molded pulp industry
uses waste paper for the manufacture of plant pots, egg cartons, meat trays, and packaging materi-
als. In agriculture, waste paper has been used as animal bedding (NAA, 2002). Old newspaper bed-
ding has replaced straw bedding in some businesses due to its availability and relatively lower price,
particularly during years of weather extremes. Old newspaper bedding has been shown to not