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Audit Grade Classification
Description
Percentage of Total Weight
Grade Definition
Newsprint or SC Mechanical
90 – 100%
PS-8 Deinking News
Or Improved Newsprint
80 – 90%
PS-6 and/or A-9
70 – 80%
PS-5 (News/Packaging Boxboard)
50 – 70%
PS-2 Mixed
Coated Woodfree or
Coated Mechanical or
Magazines
100%
25-30%
1-25%
1-5%
PS-43 Coated Book Stock
PS-27 Flyleaf Shavings
PS-10 Old Magazines
A-9 European 70/30
PS-5 (News/Packaging Boxboard)
PS-8 Deinking News
Office Papers White
100%
1 – 6%
PS-40 Sorted White Ledger
PS-8 Deinking News
White with % Pastel
100%
50-90%
PS-39 Sorted Coloured Ledger
PS-37 Office Pack
Intensive Colours %
ANY
PS-2 Mixed
Old Corrugated Cartons
80 – 100%
PS-11 OCC
50 – 70%
PS-2 Hard Mixed
10 – 20%
PS-2 Soft Mixed
1 – 5%
PS-6 News
1 – 3%
A-9 News
0-1/2%
PS-8 Deinking News
Greyboard
100%
PS-4 Boxboard Cuttings
ANY
PS-2 Mixed
0-1/2%
PS-8 Deinking News
1-3%
A-9