Paper

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020182",
  "term": "Paper",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Refers to paper products and materials such as old newspapers, old magazines, office papers, telephone directories, old corrugated containers, bags, and some paperboard packaging. Examples of recycling include processing paper into new paper products (tissue, paperboard, hydromulch, animal bedding, or insulation materials). (U.S. EPA, 1996b)\n\n2. In the recycling business, refers to products and materials, including newspapers, magazines, office papers, corrugated containers, bags and some paperboard packaging that can be recycled into new paper products.\n\n3. One of two broad subdivisions of paper products, the other being paperboard. Paper is generally lighter in basis weight, thinner, and more flexible than paperboard. Sheets 0.012 inch or less in thickness are generally classified as paper. Its primary uses are for printing, writing, wrapping, and sanitary purposes. However, in this guideline, the term paper is also used as a generic term that includes both paper and paperboard.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Measuring Recycling Guidance Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "40 CFR 247.3 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/paper/"
}