The grade to consist of up to 100% pure white wood-free paper, either slab or shavings, with some coatings or marks permitted for every bale loaded. The grade must not contain any paper derived from mechanical pulp, e.g. unprinted white news or coated mechanical paper. Each bale must be sorted free of all plastic, polythene coated or laminates & must not contain other contraries such as wet strength or ‘stickies. Some off tone / cream wood-free paper is permitted within this grade (5% max) however this varies dependant on the mill supplied – in general, material found to contain off tones, coatings or marks greater than 5% will be downgraded or rejected. Material found to contain paper derived from mechanical pulp, plastic, polythene coated or laminates or any other contraries / contamination such as wet strength or ‘stickies or any objectionable material or unacceptable material will be rejected. Please be aware of any non-paper components or foreign matter in the recovered paper which, during processing, may cause damage to machines, interruptions to paper production.

Commonly used for: The manufacture of recycled papers for the publishing industry, recycled writing papers, some high-end recycled tissue products.

Highlander tip: Each mill has different requirements for BW2 so it is vital to understand the spec – best to have buyers view the material prior to loading.

1) Objectionable Material:
i Vegetable Parchment ) - 0% Max
ii Greaseproof Papers ) - 0% Max
iii Pins and Staples ) - 0% Max
iv Security Inks ) - 0% Max
v Splicing tape ) - 0% Max
vi Wet strength ) - 0% Max
vii Carbon Papers ) - 0% Max
viii Synthetic Inks ) - 0% Max
ix Laser Print ) - 0% Max
x Yellow Pages ) - 0% Max
xi Window Envelopes ) - 0% Max
xii Manilla Document wallets ) - 0% Max

2) Unacceptable Material:
i Metals (excluding pins, )
staples + baling wires)
ii String (other than used for )
bundling loose papers) )
iii Glass )
iv Textiles )
v Wood )
vi Sand and Building Materials )
vii Plastic )
viii Plastic Laminates (Polycoats) )
ix Synthetic Papers )
x Waxed Papers/Boards )
xi Reel End Wrappers )
xii Bitumised Union Papers )
xiii Food Contaminated Paper )
xiv Burnt or Degraded Paper )
xv Silver Foil or Metallised Papers )
xvi Rubbish of any description ) - Total 0%

3) Moisture - 10% Max