Sorted Office waste (SOW)

General office paper made up of coloured and white letters and business forms which may be shredded. May contain metal pins and fasteners and less than 20% of manila envelopes and manila file covers.  Carbon paper should not be included.

The mechanical content per bale should not exceed 10%. All non bleachable material must not be included.

1) Mixed sorted office papers, made from wood free pulp - 100% Max

2) Mixed Papers - 0% Max

3) Magazines / printed advertising materials - 1% Max

4) Objectionable Material:
i Vegetable Parchment ) - 0% Max
ii Greaseproof Papers ) - 0% Max
iii Pins and Staples ) - 0.001% 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 ) - 1% Max
xii Manilla Document wallets ) - 1% Max

5) 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%

6) Moisture - 10% Max



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