At Allan Company, we built our reputation on paper recycling. Today we’re one of America’s leaders in paper recycling and we serve major businesses in Southern California such as box makers, printers and grocery distributors. Here’s a complete guide to Common Paper Grades. Our definitions are either the same as, or largely derived from, the ISRI Scrap Specifications Circular published by the Institute of Scrap Metal Recycling Industries Inc.
#1 Kraft (Used Brown Kraft)
Consists of baled brown kraft bags free of objectionable liners and original contents.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Boxboard Cuttings
Consists of baled new cuttings of paperboard that are used in the manufacture of folding papers cartons, set-up boxes and similar boxboard products.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%. Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%. Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
New Double-Lined Kraft Corrugated Cuttings
Dark Medium Light Wax
Consists of baled corrugated cuttings having liners of either kraft, jute or test liner. Non-soluble adhesives, butt rolls, slabbed or hogged medium waxed liners are allowable. This grade may contain medium paper with paraffin wax. Wax will be on approximately 20% of the medium on average.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%.
New Double-Lined Kraft Corrugated Cuttings
Dark Medium
Consists of baled corrugated cuttings having liners of either kraft, jute or test liner; medium will be dark colored. Non-soluble adhesives, butt rolls, slabbed or hogged medium, and treated medium or liners are not acceptable in this grade.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%.
New Double-Lined Kraft Corrugated Cuttings -No Dark Medium Light Wax
Consists of baled corrugated cuttings having test liners. Non-soluble adhesives, butt rolls, slabbed, hogged medium, dark mediums, and treated medium or liners are not acceptable in this grade.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%.
New Double-Lined Kraft Corrugated Cuttings
No Dark Medium White Under 20%
Consists of baled corrugated cuttings having liners of either kraft, jute test liner. Non-soluble adhesives, butt rolls, slabbed, hogged medium, dark medium and treated medium or liners are not acceptable in this grade. White and fully bleached kraft liner will not exceed 20%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%.
New Double-Lined Kraft Corrugated Cuttings
No Dark Medium White Over 20%
Consists of baled corrugated cuttings having liners of either kraft, jute test liner. Non-soluble adhesives, butt rolls, slabbed, hogged medium, dark medium and treated medium or liners are not acceptable in this grade. White and fully bleached kraft liner will exceed 20%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Kraft Barrel Scrap
KBS
Consists of baled laminated kraft trimmings from the manufacturer of kraft paper barrels.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Total Outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Total Outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Kraft Carrier Board
KCB
Consists of new unbleached kraft cuttings and sheets, wet strength, with printed or unprinted clay coating.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%.
New Brown Kraft Envelope Cuttings
KEC
Consists of baled new unprinted brown kraft envelope cuttings or sheets.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total Outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Grocery Bag Waste
KGB
Consists of baled, new brown kraft bag cuttings, sheets and misprinted bags.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted. Total Outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted. Total Outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Kraft Grocery Bags with Handles
KGB
Consists of baled, new brown kraft bag cuttings, sheets, and misprinted bags.
Contains handles with glue attached.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted. Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Contains handles with glue attached.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted. Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Kraft Multy-Wall Bag Waste
KMW
Consists of new brown kraft multi-wall bag cuttings, sheets, and misprint bags, free of stitched papers.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Kraft Punchouts
KPO
Consists of baled new brown kraft liner board cuttings.
This grade will contain printed cuttings.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted. Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
This grade will contain printed cuttings.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted. Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Old Corrugated Containers
Consists of baled corrugated cuttings having test liners. Non-soluble adhesives, butt rolls, slabbed, hogged medium, dark mediums, and treated medium or liners are not acceptable in this grade.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Poly Lined Kraft Multi-Wall Bag
Consists of new brown poly lined kraft multi-wall bag waste and sheets, including misprint bags. Stitched or sewed papers are not acceptable in this grade. May contain up to 10% bleached bag.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Select Old Corrugated Containers
Consists of baled, double-sorted corrugated containers, generated from supermarkets and/or industrial or commercial facilities, having liners or 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%.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Virgin Kraft Liner Board Full Rolls
VKLB
Consists of virgin kraft in full convertible or repulpable rolls.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Bond Book-Stock Flyleaf Shavings w/ Hot Melt Glue
Contains sulphite or sulphate papers only, consists of baled trim of books, catalogs, and similar printed matter. It may contain the bleed of cover and insert stock to a maximum of 10% of dark colors, and must be made from predominantly bleached chemical fiber. Beater-dyed papers, shavings of novel news, newsprint grades, groundwood and colored papers will not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
BSK Light Printed Bleached Sulphate Kraft
Contains sulphite or sulphate papers only, consists of baled trim of books, catalogs, and similar printed matter. It may contain the bleed of cover and insert stock to a maximum of 10% of dark colors, and must be made from predominantly bleached chemical fiber. Beater-dyed papers, shavings of novel news, newsprint grades, groundwood and colored papers will not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Heavy Printed Bleached Sulphate Kraft
Consists of misprint sheets and printed cartons of bleached sulphate, free from wax, greaseproof lamination, gilt, and adhesives or coatings that are non-soluble, will contain U.V. coating and glued boxes.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
CBS Coated Book Stock
Consists of coated bleached sulphite or sulphate papers, printed or unprinted in sheets, shavings, guillotined books or quire waste. A reasonable percentage of papers containing fine groundwood may be included. Majority of paper to be trim.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
CEC New Color Envelope Cuttings
Consists of baled untreated colored envelope cuttings, shavings or sheets of bleachable colored papers, predominantly sulphite or sulphate.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
MCL Manifold Color Ledger
Consists of sheets and trim of new (unused by consumer) printed or unprinted colored or white sulphite or sulphate paper used in the manufacturing of manifold forms, continuous forms, data forms, and other printed pieces such as sales literature and catalogs. All stock must be uncoated and free of laser and office paper waste. A percentage of carbonless paper is allowable.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
MFF Manila File Folder
Consists of manila file folders and trims, predominately sulphate or sulphite. This grade may contain printing on the folders.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
MWL Manifold White Ledger
Consists of sheets and trim of new (unused by consumer) printed or unprinted white sulphite or sulphate paper used in the manufacturing of manifold forms, continuous forms, data forms, and other printed pieces such as sales literature and catalogs. All stock must be uncoated and free of laser and office paper waste. A percentage of carbonless paper is allowable.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
OMG Magazines (Ctd GW w/HM)
Consists of coated magazines, catalogues, and similar printed materials. May contain a small percentage of uncoated news-type paper.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 3%.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 3%.
OP #1 Office Pack #1
Consists of printed or unprinted sheets, shavings, and cuttings of colored or white sulphite or sulphate ledger, bond, writing, and other papers wich have similar fiber and filler content. Contains less than 10% color. This grade must be free of treated coated, padded or heavily printed stock. A percentage of carbonless paper and groundwood is allowable.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
OP#2 Office Pack #2
Consists of printed or unprinted paper sheets, shavings, and cuttings of colored or white sulphite or sulphate ledger, bond, writing, and other papers which have similar fiber and filler content. Includes more than 10% colored paper. May include a small percentage of groundwood computer printout.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 2%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 5%.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 2%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 5%.
Sorted White Ledger
Consists of printed or unprinted sheets, shavings, guillotined books, quire waste, and cuttings of white sulphite or sulphate ledger, bond, writing paper, and all other papers which have a similar fiber and filler content. This grade must be free of treated, coated, padded, or heavily printed stock. May contain colored inks (i.e. red, blue, green) and carbonless paper.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Bleached Coffee Filter
Consists of baled fully bleached wet-strength waste from the production/manufacture of coffee filters.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Unprinted Bleached Sulfate Kraft
Consists of unprinted bleached sulphate cuttings, free from misprint sheets, printed cartons, wax, greaseproof lamination, gilt, and inks, adhesives or coatings that are non-soluble.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Hard White Envelope Cuttings
Consists of baled envelope cuttings or sheets of untreated hard white papers free from printing and groundwood.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Hard White Shavings
Consists of baled shavings or sheets of all untreated white bond ledger of writing papers. Must be free from printing and groundwood. May contain printer guide marks.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Unprinted Bleached Sulphate Plate Stock
Consists of baled bleached untreated and unprinted plate cuttings and sheets. This grade may contain clay coated and uncoated bleached board.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Ruled White
Consists of sulphate or sulphite scrap from a lined paper tablet maker, free of non water soluble glues. This grade contains blue and red lines used in tablet manufacturing.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Coated Soft White Shavings
Consists of baled coated and uncoated shavings and sheets of all white sulphite and sulphate printing papers. May contain glue marks and a small percentage of groundwood.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Coated White Blank
Consists of unprinted cuttings or sheets of white coated groundwood content apper..
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Flyleaf Shavings Coated w/ Groundwood
Consists of baled trim of magazines, catalogs, and similar printed matter. It may contain the bleed of cover and insert stock to a maximum of 10% of dark colors, and must be made from predominantly bleached chemical fiber. Beater-dyed papers may not exceed 2%. Shavings of novel news or newsprint grades may not be included in this package.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
HMFS Groundwood Flyleaf Shavings w/ Hot Melt Glue
Consists of ground wood shavings with hot melt glue; scrap from magazine binding production. This grade may contain coated and color printed material.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1/2 of 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
New Telephone Directory /
Over-Issued Telephone Directory
Consists of over-issue telephone books containing printed yellow and white groundwood pages. Covers are predominately printed bleached sulphate.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Old Newspaper
ONP #6 is less clean and more likely to contain contamination than ONP #7-8.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed: 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed: 5%.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed: 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed: 5%.
Old Newspaper De-Ink Quality
Consists of sorted, fresh newspapers, not sunburned, containing not more than the normal percentage of colored sections. May contain magazines.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed: 1%.
Total outthrows: 2%.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed: 1%.
Total outthrows: 2%.
New Double-Lined Kraft Corrugated Cuttings
No Dark Medium White Over 20%
Consists of sorted, fresh newspapers, not sunburned, containing not more than the normal percentage of colored sections.
Prohibitive Materials: 1/2 of 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed: 2%.
Prohibitive Materials: 1/2 of 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed: 2%.
ONP#9 Old Newspaper Over-Issue (OI or OIN)
Consists of unused, overrun newspapers printed on newsprint, containing not more than the normal percentage of colored sections.
Prohibitive materials: None permitted.
Total outthrows: None permitted.
Prohibitive materials: None permitted.
Total outthrows: None permitted.
White Blank News
Consists of baled unprinted cuttings and sheets of white newsprint paper or other papers of white groundwood quality, free of coated stock.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
White Blank News Pancakes
Consists of palletized newsprint rolls ranging in width from 1/2" to 10".
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Prohibitive materials are not permitted.
Total outthrows may not exceed 1%.
Hogged Core Stock
Consists of hogged / shredded baled core stock, which contain chipboard and kraft liner board, as used in the core of full paper rolls.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 1%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 2%.
Soft Mixed Paper
Consists of a mixture of various qualities of paper not limited to type of baling or fiber content.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 2%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 10%.
Prohibitive materials may not exceed 2%.
Total outthrows may not exceed 10%.
For more information regarding grade specifications,
please contact us at (626) 962-4047.