Recycled Paper | Pre vs. Post Consumer Fibers

We just lately shared a driving-the-scenes video of paper remaining trimmed on our guillotine equipment, which lifted many great thoughts about paper-generating and processes, together with: what transpires to the scraps that are trimmed off?

While we have quite a few quillers and weavers itching to get their palms on these perfectly trimmed items, we recycle them! These are the forms of pre-buyer fibers that get utilized to make the pulp for recycled papers. So that raises an additional dilemma:

What is the big difference concerning pre-customer fibers and post-buyer fibers that get made use of for producing recycled papers?

Pre-Consumer Recycled Fiber:
Material that has not been applied by an conclusion-purchaser and is generated through a producing process (like the video clip previously mentioned). Far more examples of pre-purchaser fiber are paper scraps generated from trimming at an envelope producer or a paper plate manufacturing facility.

Write-up-Customer Recycled Fiber:
Material that has been utilized by an finish-purchaser, ordinarily generated by households or by industrial, industrial and institutional services. For example, domestic recycling of paper goods and corporations that recycle their office environment papers.

How is recycled fantastic art paper built from pre or article-consumer fibers?

Irrespective of how the scraps ended up generated, they are sent back to a papermill to be re-labored and manufactured into recycled fantastic art papers. The scraps get crushed till they split down into small particles, and the fibers are diluted with water and other additives like sizing to make pulp.

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From there, the papermaking process carries on on the Fourdrinier Device. Click in this article to find out a lot more about how paper is built.

Any publish-buyer fibers that get used for generating our recycled fine art papers are rated Quality A for cleanliness to guarantee paper efficiency and visual appearance are not compromised. Any Strathmore pads with eco-friendly handles signifies the paper is recycled. Below is a listing of our recycled papers and the amount of pre and/or publish-buyer fiber they contain.

400 Collection Toned Sketch

Recycled Content Information:
100% Recycled
30% Publish-Shopper Fiber

Recycled Content Content:
100% Recycled
30% Submit-Customer Fiber

Recycled Content Information:
30% Article-Consumer Fiber

Recycled Product Articles:
30% Put up-Client Fiber

Recycled Substance Material:
30% Put up-Consumer Fiber

Recycled Content Material:
30% Post-Purchaser Fiber

Recycled Content Material:
75% article-shopper fiber
25% tree-pleasant hemp fiber