(1) Soft Mixed Paper
Consists of a mixture of various qualities of paper not limited as to type of baling or fiber content.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 2% Total Outthrows may not exceed 10%

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

(3) (Grade not currently in use)

(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% Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%

(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% Total Outthrows may not exceed 3%

(6) News
Consists of newspaper as typically generated from news drives and curbside collections.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1% Total Outthrows may not exceed 5%

(7) News, De-ink Quality (#7 ONP)
Consists of sorted, fresh newspapers, not sunburned, containing not more than the normal percentage of rotogravure and colored sections. May contain magazines.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted Total Outthrows may not exceed 1/4 of 1%

(8) Special News, De-ink Quality (#8 ONP)
Consists of sorted, fresh newspapers, not sunburned, free from magazines, white blank, pressroom over-issues, and paper other than news, containing not more than the normal percentage of rotogravure and colored sections. This grade must be tare-free.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted Total Outthrows may not exceed 1/4 of 1%

(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 Total Outthrows None permitted

(10) Magazines (OMG)
Consists of coated magazines, catalogues, and similar printed materials. May contain a small percentage of uncoated newstype paper.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1% Total Outtrows may not exceed 3%

(11) Corrugated Containers (OCC)
Consists of corrugated containers having liners of either test liner, jute, or kraft.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1% Total Outthrows may not exceed 5%

(12) Double Sorted Corrugated (DS OCC)
Consists of double sorted corrugated containers, generated from supermarkets and/or 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.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1% Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%

(13) New Double-Lined Kraft Corrugated Cuttings (DLK)
Consists of new corrugated cuttings having liners of either test liner, jute, or kraft. Treated medium or liners, insoluble adhesives, butt rolls, slabbed or hogged medium, are not acceptable in this grade.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted

Total Outthrows may not exceed 2% (14) Fiber Cores
Consists of paper cores made from either chipboard and/or linerboard, single or multiple plies. Metal or plastic end caps, wood plugs, and textile residues are not acceptable in this grade
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1% Total Outthrows may not exceed 5%

(15) Used Brown Kraft
Consists of used brown kraft bags free of objectionable liners and original contents.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted Total Outthrows may not exceed 1/2 of 1%

(16) Mixed Kraft Cuttings
Consists of new brown kraft cuttings, sheets and bag scrap free of stitched paper.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted Total Outthrows may not exceed 1%

(17) Carrier Stock
Consists of printed or unprinted, unbleached new beverage carrier sheets and cuttings. May contain wet strength additives.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted Total Outthrows may not exceed 1%

(18) New Colored Kraft
Consists of new colored kraft cuttings, sheets and bag scrap, free of stitched papers.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 1%

(19) Grocery Bag Scrap (KGB)
Consists of new brown kraft bag cuttings, sheets and misprint bags.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 1%

(20) Kraft Multi-Wall Bag Scrap
Consists of new brown kraft multi-wall bag cuttings, sheets, and misprint bags, free of stitched papers.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 1%

(21) New Brown Kraft Envelope Cuttings
Consists of new unprinted brown kraft envelopes, cuttings or sheets.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 1%

(22) Mixed Groundwood Shavings
Consists of trim of magazines, catalogs and similar printed matter, not limited with respect to groundwood or coated
stock, and may contain the bleed of cover and insert stock as well as beater-dyed paper and solid color printing.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%

(23) Telephone Directories
Consists of clean telephone directories printed for or by telephone directory publishers.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 1/2 of 1%

(24) White Blank News (WBN)
Consists of unprinted cuttings and sheets of white newsprint or other uncoated white groundwood paper of similar quality.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 1%

(25) Groundwood Computer Printout (GWCPO)
Consists of groundwood papers which are used in forms manufactured for use in data processing machines. This grade may
contain colored stripes and impact or nonimpact (e.g., laser) computer printing.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%

(26) Publication Blanks (CPB)
Consists of unprinted cuttings or sheets of white coated or filled groundwood content paper.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 1%

(27) Flyleaf Shavings
Consists of trim from magazines, catalogs and similar printed matter. May contain the bleed of cover and insert stock to a
maximum of 10% dark colors. Beater-dyed paper may not exceed 2%. Shavings of novel news or newsprint grades may
not be included in this grade.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 1%

(28) Coated Soft White Shavings (SWS)
Consists of unprinted, coated, and uncoated, shavings and sheets of white groundwood-free printing paper. May contain a
small percentage of groundwood.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 1%

(29) (Grade not currently in use)

(30) Hard White Shavings (HWS)
Consists of shavings or sheets of unprinted, untreated white groundwood-free paper.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 1/2 of 1%

(31) Hard White Envelope Cuttings (HWEC)
Consists of groundwood-free cuttings, shavings or sheets of unprinted, untreated and uncoated white envelope paper.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 1/2 of 1%

(32) (Grade not currently in use)

(33) New Colored Envelope Cuttings
Consists of groundwood-free cuttings, shavings, or sheets of untreated, uncoated bleachable colored envelope paper.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%

(34) (Grade not currently in use)

(35) Semi Bleached Cuttings
Consists of sheets and cuttings of unprinted, untreated, groundwood-free paper such as file folder stock, manila tabulating
card trim, untreated milk carton stock, or manila tag.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%

(36) Grade not currently in use)

(37) Sorted Office Paper (SOP)
Consists of paper, as typically generated by offices, containing primarily white and colored groundwood-free paper, free of
unbleached fiber. May include a small percentage of groundwood computer printout and facsimile paper.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 2%
Total Outthrows may not exceed 5%

(38) Grade not currently in use)

(39) Manifold Colored Ledger (MCL)
Consists of sheets, shavings, and cuttings of industrially-generated printed or unprinted colored or white groundwood-free
paper. All stock must be uncoated and free of nonimpact printing. A percentage of carbonless paper is allowable.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%

(40) Sorted White Ledger (SWL)
Consists of uncoated, printed or unprinted sheets, shavings, guillotined books, and cuttings of white groundwood-free
ledger, bond, writing, and other paper which has similar fiber and filler content.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%

(41) Manifold White Ledger (MWL)
Consists of sheets, shavings, and cuttings of industrially-generated printed or unprinted white groundwood-free paper. All
stock must be uncoated and free of nonimpact printing.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%

(42) Computer Printout (CPO)
Consists of white groundwood-free paper in forms manufactured for use in data processing machines. This grade may
contain colored stripes and impact or non-impact (e.g. laser) computer printing, and may contain no more than 5% groundwood in the pack. All stock must be untreated and uncoated.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%

(43) Coated Book Stock (CBS)
Consists of coated groundwood-free paper, printed or unprinted in sheets, shavings, guillotined books and cuttings. A reasonable percentage of paper containing fine groundwood may be included.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%

(44) Coated Groundwood Sections (CGS)
Consists of printed, coated groundwood paper in sheets, sections, shavings or guillotined books. This grade may not
include news quality groundwood paper.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%

(45) Printed Bleached Board Cuttings
Consists of groundwood-free printed bleached board cuttings, free from misprint sheets, cartons, wax, greaseproof lamination, gilt, and inks, adhesives or coatings that are insoluble.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%

(46) Misprinted Bleached Board
Consists of groundwood-free misprint sheets and cartons of bleached board, free from wax, greaseproof lamination, gilt,
and inks, adhesives or coatings that are insoluble.
Prohibitive Materials may not exceed 1%
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%

(47) Unprinted Bleached Board
Consists of groundwood-free unprinted, untreated bleached board cuttings, sheets or rolls, free from wax, greaseproof lamination and adhesives or coatings that are insoluble.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 1%

(48) #1 Bleached Cup Stock (#1 Cup)
Consists of untreated cuttings or sheets of coated or uncoated cup base stock. Cuttings with slight bleed may be included.
Must be free of wax, poly, and other coatings that are insoluble.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 1/2 of 1%

(49) #2 Printed Bleached Cup Stock (#2 Cup)
Consists of printed, untreated formed cups, cup die cuts, and misprint sheets of coated or uncoated cup base stock. Glues
must be water soluble. Must be free of wax, poly, and other coatings that are insoluble.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 1%

(50) Unprinted Bleached Plate Stock
Consists of groundwood-free bleached coated or uncoated, untreated and unprinted plate cuttings and sheets.
Prohibitive Materials None permitted
Total Outthrows may not exceed 1/2 of 1%

(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
Total Outthrows may not exceed 1%

Specialty Grades
The grades listed below are produced and traded in carload and truckload quantities throughout the United States, and because of certain characteristics (i.e., the presence of wet strength, polycoatings, plastic, foil, carbon paper, hot melt glue), are not included in the regular grades of paper stock. However, it is recognized that many mills have special equipment and are able to utilize large quantities of these grades. Since many paper mills around the world do use these specialty grades, they are being listed with appropriate grade numbers for easy reference.

The specification for each grade should be determined between Buyer and Seller, and it is recommended that purchase be made based on sample.

These specialty grades are as follows:
1—S White Waxed Cup Cuttings
2—S Printed Waxed Cup Cuttings
3—S Plastic Coated Cups
4—S Polycoated Bleached Kraft—Unprinted
5—S Polycoated Bleached Kraft—Printed
6—S Polycoated Milk Carton Stock
7—S Polycoated Diaper Stock
8—S Polycoated Boxboard Cuttings
9—S Waxed Boxboard Cuttings
10—S Printed and/or Unprinted Bleached Sulphate Containing Foil
11—S Waxed Corrugated Cuttings
12—S Wet Strength Corrugated Cuttings
13—S Asphalt Laminated Corrugated Cuttings
14—S Beer Carton Scrap
15—S Contaminated Bag Scrap
16—S Insoluble Glued Free Sheet Paper and/or Board (IGS)
17—S White Wet Strength Scrap
18—S Brown Wet Strength Scrap
19—S Printed and/or Colored Wet Strength Scrap
20—S File Stock
21—S New Computer Print Out
22—S Ruled White
23—S Flyleaf Shavings Containing Hot Melt Glue
24—S Carbon Mix
25—S Books with Covers
26—S Unsorted Tabulating Cards
27—S Colored Tabulating Cards
28—S Carbonless Treated Ledger
29—S (Not currently in use)
30—S Plastic Windowed Envelopes
31—S Textile Boxes
32—S Printed TMP
33—S Unprinted TMP
34—S Manila Tabulating Cards
35—S Sorted Colored Ledger