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Paper and card wastes include any single one or mixture of the following: Paper, card, board, board/plastic composites and other paper composite products. Most of this waste arises from offices and packaging<ref name="foo" >DEFRA, 2011. [http://adlib.everysite.co.uk/adlib/defra/content.aspx?id=000IL3890W.19N07QC5PF26XN ARCHIVE: Waste Management Advisor - Paper and card (clean).] [online] adlib.everysite.co.uk. [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>.

~~Due to the fact paper~~ and card ~~are~~ derived from trees ~~it is important that~~, if it is to be sustainable, paper and card waste is recycled so the rate at which these materials are used does not exceed the rate at which the trees can grow<ref name="foo" />.

Paper and card is essentially derived from trees and so, if it is to be sustainable, paper and card waste should be recycled so the rate at which these materials are used does not exceed the rate at which the trees can grow<ref name="foo" />.

In addition to recycling, a significant portion of paper and card waste is sent to [[Energy Recovery Facility|energy recovery facilities]], totaling 566,000 tonnes in 2014<ref>WRAP, 2016. [https://www.wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Paper%20and%20Card%20Flow%202020%20Final%20for%20publication.pdf. Final Report - Paper and Card Flow 2020.] [online]</ref>.

In addition to recycling, a significant portion of paper and card waste is sent to [[Energy Recovery Facility|energy recovery facilities]] as part of the waste mix where [[recycling]] has not fully recovered the material, totaling 566,000 tonnes in 2014<ref>WRAP, 2016. [https://www.wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Paper%20and%20Card%20Flow%202020%20Final%20for%20publication.pdf. Final Report - Paper and Card Flow 2020.] [online]</ref>. Where this material is in the waste mix and sent to [[Energy Recovery Facility|energy recovery facilities]] it is counted as [[Biomass]]/Renewable content.

The grouping of Paper & Card is a broad category but captures a wide range of different specific categories/types within the [[recycling]] sector that essentially specializes in the [[recycling]] and the national and international trading of the fibre (from the different types) back into paper and cardboard (and to some degree the value of fibre in recycled paper and card types links back the value and availability of fibre derived from trees and wood). Each time Paper & Card is recycled the fibre length shortens, resulting in a progressive use towards lower grades of Paper & Card products over time.

=== Paper and Card Grades (examples) ===

Whilst the macro split is into essentially into paper & Card, the businesses specializing in these material trade in the wider markets which have a global influence. Grades of Paper and Card might include, for example:

*Mixed Papers

*'''Old KLS''' (also known as OCC)

*'''NEWS and PAMS''' (a term covering Newspapers, Periodicals and Magazines)

*'''OCC''' 11 (Old Corrugated Cardboard/Containers - grade 11)

*Over Issue

*Best White No.2

*Sorted Office Waste

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 Paper and card wastes include any single one or mixture of the following: Paper, card, board, board/plastic composites and other paper composite products. Most of this waste arises from offices and packaging<ref name="foo" >DEFRA, 2011. [http://adlib.everysite.co.uk/adlib/defra/content.aspx?id=000IL3890W.19N07QC5PF26XN ARCHIVE: Waste Management Advisor - Paper and card (clean).] [online] adlib.everysite.co.uk. [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>.
-Due to the fact paper and card are derived from trees it is important that, if it is to be sustainable, paper and card waste is recycled so the rate at which these materials are used does not exceed the rate at which the trees can grow<ref name="foo" />.
+Paper and card is essentially derived from trees and so, if it is to be sustainable, paper and card waste should be recycled so the rate at which these materials are used does not exceed the rate at which the trees can grow<ref name="foo" />.
-In addition to recycling, a significant portion of paper and card waste is sent to [[Energy Recovery Facility|energy recovery facilities]], totaling  566,000 tonnes in 2014<ref>WRAP, 2016. [https://www.wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Paper%20and%20Card%20Flow%202020%20Final%20for%20publication.pdf. Final Report - Paper and Card Flow 2020.] [online]</ref>.
+In addition to recycling, a significant portion of paper and card waste is sent to [[Energy Recovery Facility|energy recovery facilities]] as part of the waste mix where [[recycling]] has not fully recovered the material, totaling  566,000 tonnes in 2014<ref>WRAP, 2016. [https://www.wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Paper%20and%20Card%20Flow%202020%20Final%20for%20publication.pdf. Final Report - Paper and Card Flow 2020.] [online]</ref>. Where this material is in the waste mix and sent to [[Energy Recovery Facility|energy recovery facilities]] it is counted as [[Biomass]]/Renewable content.
+The grouping of Paper & Card is a broad category but captures a wide range of different specific categories/types within the [[recycling]] sector that essentially specializes in the [[recycling]] and the national and international trading of the fibre (from the different types) back into paper and cardboard (and to some degree the value of fibre in recycled paper and card types links back the value and availability of fibre derived from trees and wood). Each time Paper & Card is recycled the fibre length shortens, resulting in a progressive use towards lower grades of Paper & Card products over time.
+=== Paper and Card Grades (examples) ===
+Whilst the macro split is into essentially into paper & Card, the businesses specializing in these material trade in the wider markets which have a global influence. Grades of Paper and Card might include, for example:
+*Mixed Papers
+*'''Old KLS''' (also known as OCC)
+*'''NEWS and PAMS''' (a term covering Newspapers, Periodicals and Magazines)
+*'''OCC''' 11 (Old Corrugated Cardboard/Containers - grade 11)
+*Over Issue
+*Best White No.2
+*Sorted Office Waste
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 == Macro Tonnages ==