What do pre-consumer and post-consumer mean?
Post-consumer waste paper: Any paper for which the consumer has no further use. Notes: • Overruns, returns and waste created in a manufacturing or paper converting operation are not considered post-consumer waste paper, except for that proportion of broke which has previously been identified as post-consumer waste. • This paper is generally less uniform and may contain a higher level of contamination by waste paper contraries than pre-consumer waste paper. Pre-consumer waste paper: Any waste paper which is not post-consumer waste paper, overruns and returns or broke, except for that proportion of broke which has previously been identified as pre-consumer waste paper. Notes: • Pre-consumer waste paper may be generated in a manufacturing, printing or converting operation other than the papermaking process itself and includes paper after it has left the paper mill, but before it has reached its end use. • This waste paper is relatively less contaminated and more uniform than post-consumer
