Along side of the grades in the “Recycled” classifications, there are notations such as (100R/50PRE/50PC). What do they mean?
A few years ago, the Federal Government mandated that a certain percentage of paper used in the production of government documents were to be on “Recycled” papers. This directive was a move toward conservation of our forests and has been very effective in directing paper manufacturers in making a significant quantity of recycled classifications of paper. The example used of “(100R/50PRE/50PC)” means that the grade listed is 100% recycled, with 50% pre-consumer waste (i.e. paper that never gets into use and in most cases is “Mill Broke,” which are trimmings, rerun papers, etc. recycled into the manufacturing process). The 50% PC means the paper is 50% post consumer waste. This is paper that was used by the consumer, and has been collected for recycling production. Grade Finders elected in the design of all three of our paper buyers guides to list the “Recycled” grades directly following the “Virgin” grades. We have found this to be very helpful for production people who need to specify
