GRADE 1 - 10

GRADE 1. Residential Mixed Paper
Consists of a mixture of various qualities of paper not limited as to type of fiber content, normally generated from residential, multi-material collection programs.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 2%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 5%

GRADE 2. Soft Mixed Paper
Consists of a clean, sorted mixture of various qualities ofpaper not limited as to type of fiber content.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 5%

GRADE 3. Hard Mixed Paper (HMP)
Consists of a clean, sorted mixture of various qualities of paper containing less than 10% groundwood content.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 3%

GRADE 4. Boxboard Cuttings
Consists of new cuttings of paperboard used in the manufacture of folding cartons, set-up boxes, and similar boxboard products.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 2%

GRADE 5. Mill Wrappers
Consists of paper used as outside wrap for rolls, bundles, or skids of finished paper.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 3%

GRADE 6. News
Consists of sorted newspapers and other acceptable papers as typically generated by voluntary collection and curbsidecollection programs.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 2%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 4%
Other acceptable papers may not exceed 30%

GRADE  7. News, De-ink Quality (#7 ONP)
Consists of sorted, fresh newspapers, not sunburned, and
other acceptable papers. This grade may contain magazines.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 3%
Other acceptable papers may not exceed 20%

GRADE 8. Special News De-ink Quality (#8 ONP)
Consists of sorted, fresh newspapers, not sunburned, and other acceptable papers.
This grade is to be relatively free from magazines and contain not more than the normal percentage of rotogravure and colored sections.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 2%
Other acceptable papers may not exceed 10%

GRADE 9. Over-Issue News (OI or OIN)
Consists of unused, overrun newspapers printed on newsprint,or securely tied in bundles, containing not more than the normal percentage of rotogravure and colored sections.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Outthrows plus prohibitives None permitted

GRADE 10 . Magazines (OMG)
Consists of coated magazines, catalogues, and similar printedmaterials. May contain a small percentage of uncoated
news-type paper.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1%
Outthrows plus prohibitives may not exceed 3%