What’s the difference between pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled paper?
• Pre-consumer products have been made by recycling scraps from the manufacturing process which have not been used by the consumer yet. • Post-consumer products use material that has previously been used by the consumer and now has been made into something new. Although some papers contain 100% recycled fiber, papermakers will often combine various amounts of recycled fiber with new fiber to produce paper of the desired grade and quality. Post-consumer waste usually has to be de-inked and bleached to make higher-quality papers.
