2005 Recycling Pilot Program Report

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TCMRF Single-Sort Consfitueni Test product while contaminating materials are sorted away frorxi it. From a paper mill's perspecti�e, contaminating materials include other paper grades, containezs aa�d trash. It is standard practice at the TCMRF to regularly sample newspaper bales in order io check overall production efficiencies for the single-sort process line. Production bales are selected on a random basis and hand-sorted by process workers. The workers separate tlxe ba�ed maferial into ihree categories; newspaper, outthrovcvs6 a.nd prohibitives�. Th�ts regt�lar testing provides: A regular documentarion of matenial quality, I�runediate feedback to workers regarding their work effort, and An historical database for reference in discussions with conswming mills. Figure 6- Testing Newspaper Bale Paper nriills will have varying standards for acceptability when it comes to various paper grades. Direct comparison of different processing facilities and different paper mills can be difficult. What is important is whe#her the processing facility can regularly produce a quality product meeti�g the specifications of the mills to which it mazkets. .Lt� consultation with its paper mzll customers, the TCMRF has set a production standard of 1.5 percent (average) or less for total ontthrows and prohibitives �or its newspaper 6 Defined by Institute of Scrap Recycling Induslries, Inc, Scrap Specificarions, Paper Stock as "all papers t�at aze so xzaanufactured or treated or are in such form as to be unsuitable for consumption as the grade specified." (emphasis added). ' Defined by InstitUte of Scrap Recycling Industries, Ine, Scrap Spec�cations, Paper Stock as: ■ Any materials wIuch by #heir presence in a pacldng of paper stock, in excess of the amount allowed, will malce the packaging unusable as the gzade specified. ■ Any znaterials that may be damaging to equipment.