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PRECONSUMER RECYCLED PAPER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pulp and Paper
- Waste Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pre-consumer recycled paper
1, record 1, English, pre%2Dconsumer%20recycled%20paper
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
What's the difference between post-consumer and pre-consumer recycled paper? Post-consumer paper is more of an environmental "win" than pre-consumer paper. "Post-consumer" refers to a product that has reached its intended consumer and was diverted from a landfill or incinerator - for instance, paper that students have written on and tossed into recycling bins, or magazines that have been purchased, read, and recycled. "Pre-consumer" paper has not reached an end-use consumer. Often times it is the paper scraps after the paper is trimmed to size and printer scraps. This paper has not been diverted from the waste stream since it has not been put on the market to be consumed, so using it has not reduced pressure to landfill or incinerate trash. 2, record 1, English, - pre%2Dconsumer%20recycled%20paper
Record 1, Key term(s)
- preconsumer recycled paper
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pâtes et papier
- Gestion des déchets
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- papier recyclé pré-consommation
1, record 1, French, papier%20recycl%C3%A9%20pr%C3%A9%2Dconsommation
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous parlons de papier recyclé «pré-consommation» quand : - Les vieux papiers proviennent des sources de production elles-mêmes et n'ont pas encore connus une vie économique réelle. - Les sources sont en particulier : des déchets de fabrication des usines de papiers, des chutes d'imprimerie et des déchets de transformations de papier (par ex. des usines d'enveloppes). - Comme ces vieux papiers ont été très peu imprimés ou pas du tout, les papiers recyclés obtenus sont en général assez «blancs». 1, record 1, French, - papier%20recycl%C3%A9%20pr%C3%A9%2Dconsommation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- papier recyclé préconsommation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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