Many European countries have upgraded recycled paper and cardboard to "raw materials"

Many European countries are working hard to "turn waste into treasure" and upgrade recycled paper and cardboard into "raw materials". Following Italy and Spain, France also promulgated new regulations at the end of last year, joining the environmental protection movement of using recycled materials.

According to a report by Radio France Internationale on the 14th, in addition to recycling waste paper for upgrading, France implemented another new regulation in early January this year. Vegetables and fruits weighing less than 1.5 kilograms are not allowed to use plastic packaging.

The practice of turning waste paper into raw materials has brought many beneficial effects to France and other European countries. One is to facilitate export. France produces far more recycled paper and cardboard than it consumes, as does the UK. The waste paper is not only sent to various parts of Europe after upgrading, but also exported to India or Indonesia. Second, it is beneficial to environmental protection, and the energy consumption of recycled paper and cardboard will be lower. Third, the use of recycled materials is growing and prices are becoming more competitive.

The European Paper Confederation (CEPI) and the International Bureau of Renewable Resources (BIR) have issued a CEPAC document to accurately classify recyclable pape. The purpose of this document is to clarify the quality standards of recycled paper and board that are commonly traded in the European market, not to detail the quality standards of all varieties that exist in the market. Since the description of the standard is simple, we should realize that for a special trade, the buyer and the seller have special requirements for the standard, so it is necessary to make relevant supplements to the standard according to individual requirements. Paper and board mills may require suppliers to provide sources of raw materials in accordance with international guidelines or standards. Waste paper rejected by sorting stations is not suitable for reuse by paper mills. The waste paper and cardboard containing useful substances and recyclables obtained from the comprehensive purchase station must be specially marked, and it is strictly forbidden to mix with other waste paper and cardboard without marks. Here, the waste paper is divided into a special grade, namely the fifth "special variety". In most cases, such substances must go through special procedures before they can be reused; or will lead to some special results. This conclusion has been confirmed in the European market. The following is a brief introduction to its content:

unavailable substanceUnusable products produced from paper and paperboard consisting of prohibited substances and waste. In principle, waste paper and cardboard mixed with unusable substances should be avoided, but for special varieties, buyers and sellers can allow a certain proportion of unusable substances to exist on the basis of negotiation. This can only be described with elements harmful to the production of paper and cardboard.

InclusionsThis includes all foreign objects that could cause damage to the production process and machinery, such as:Metal, plastic, glass, knitted goods, wood products, sand and construction materials, synthetic materials, synthetic paper

wasteIncluding all paper and paperboard that have been treated in various ways that affect the production process of specific paper and pose a hazard to the entire waste paper treatment. With the advancement of technology, more and more factories have learned to control the generation of this level of waste paper and cardboard as much as possible to improve the recycling rate. Different mills have different criteria for judging the percentage of waste in this type of waste paper and cardboard.

humidityGenerally speaking, the humidity in waste paper and cardboard should not exceed the standard of nature. In dry air, if the humidity is above 10%, then this extra 10% of weight will be deducted. Such measurements and sampling are carried out on the basis of agreement between the buyer and the seller.

NumberingThe grades of waste paper are numbered according to a numerical code system;Group 1 - common varietiesGroup 2 - Intermediate BreedsGroup 3 - Advanced VarietiesGroup 4 - Varieties of kraft paperGroup 5 - special species