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 Grades: You may find that some of The Brown Sheet™ definitions are more defined than what is printed by mills or associations. It is nonproductive to assume that everyone involved in recycling understands what is and what is not recyclable. Recyclers should pack per industry specifications. In some cases, upon agreement, end users will allow a marginable amount of other materials. Prior to packing it is important that recycling facilities know what is and what is not allowed at their end markets. CURB (Curbside Mix) CURB varies slightly from Residential Mixed Paper, but it is exactly what it says it is, "paper generated by the modern day homeowner." Such items include magazines, newspapers with inserts, junk mail, undeliverable bulk mail... Click to read more! OCC (Old Corrugated Containers) Corrugated cardboard can be identified by its multi-layer construction and its brown color. The wavy middle layer is what gives the cardboard its strength, while at the same time making it light in weight. It is easy to identify because... Click to read more! ONP (Old Newspaper) Recycling ONP is pretty easy if you follow the rules – Old Newspaper is Post Consumer Newspaper put back together which is just how you received it from the news carrier. It can contain Colored Advertisements and slick sheets... Click to read more! DLK (Double Line Kraft) This is not a grade recyclers would normally have. – It is the ruminants and cuttings of making corrugated cardboard and boxes. It normally will not have printing on it and will never have tape or staples. It will contain glue because... Click to read more! SOP or SOW (Sorted Office Paper) This is going to be a hard one to describe...Office Paper is material gathered from a professional office complex less a few things. Ideally mills love seeing it all white with very few colors but that is White Ledger and sells for... Click to read more!
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