GRADE 51 - 58

GRADE 51. Printed Bleached Plate Stock
Consists of groundwood-free bleached coated or uncoated, untreated printed plates and sheets. Must be free of coatings or inks that are insoluble.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 1%

GRADE 52. Aseptic Packaging and Gable-Top Cartons
Consists of liquid packaging board containers including empty, used, polyethylene (PE)-coated, printed one-side aseptic and gable-top cartons containing no less than 70% bleached chemical fiber and may contain up to 6% aluminum foil and 24% PE film.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 2%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 5%

GRADE 54. Mixed Paper (MP)
Consists of all paper and paperboard of various qualities not limited to the type of fiber content, sorted and processed at a recycling facility.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 2%
Outthrows may not exceed 3%

GRADE 56. Sorted Residential Papers & News (SRPN)
Consists of sorted newspapers, junk mail, magazines, printing and writing papers and other acceptable papers generated from residential programs (such as residential household and apartment collections and drop-off centers) sorted and processed at a recycling facility. Material should be free of containerboard and brown grades (OCC, Kraft bags, boxboard and Kraft carrier board).
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 2%
Outthrows may not exceed 3%

GRADE 58. Sorted Clean News (SCN)
Consists of sorted newspapers from source separated collection programs, converters, drop-off centers and paper drives containing the normal percentages of roto gravure, colored and coated sections. May contain inserts that would normally be included in the newspaper in the proper proportions. Grade must be free of excessive ink, brown grades and non-paper material. (Some mills may require pack to be free of flexographic inks.)
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 1%
Other papers may not exceed 10%