National Association of Paper Merchants

Paper and board sought to be accorded the NAPM Recycled paper mark must be manufactured from a minimum of 75% genuine paper and board waste fibre, no part of which should contain mill produced waste.

The NAPM defines genuine waste fibre as post-mill waste but in the following terms:

1. Converters waste: waste, which has left the mill and is waste from a cutting or slitting operation undertaken to meet a specific commercial order.

2. Printers waste: printed or unprinted - waste collected from a printing operation and may be either 'trimmings' (guillotine waste), 'overs', 'rejects' or any other similar waste received direct from a printer.

3. Domestic/Household/Office waste: waste collected from either of these places - it may be printed or unprinted.

Any combination of 1, 2 or 3 can go towards the 75% genuine waste fibre minimum.