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Post-consumer paper and paperboard waste takes multiple forms, including corrugated cardboard, paperboard containers (for food contact and non-food contact uses), office paper, junk mail, newsprint, etc. When recycled, these streams are typically...
Post-consumer paper and paperboard waste takes multiple forms, including corrugated cardboard, paperboard containers (for food contact and non-food contact uses), office paper, junk mail, newsprint, etc. When recycled, these streams are typically separated based on grade and how they are recycled. This Common Product considers corrugated cardboard which sometimes includes paperboard containers and kraft paper. Many cardboard and other paperboard products have been made from previously recycled materials, such as office paper, newspaper, mixed paper, paperboard, and cardboard so may contain chemicals found in all these types of products to different degrees. Paperboard products contain cellulose fiber, processing aids, and other additives, such as adhesives, inks, and coatings. Because paper and board are prone to absorbing chemicals, contaminants may also be introduced during use or waste management. Contents listed below are annotated in the "notes" with likely sources for the chemicals identified. According to the U.S. EPA, in 2018, 68.2% of the paper and paperboard waste generated in the U.S. was recycled. This amounts to 45.97 million tons of material. Corrugated boxes have some of the highest recycling rates of all materials in municipal solid waste. Food contact paperboard may make up a small percentage of this recycling stream, including items such as pizza boxes and paperboard boxes in contact with dry food like pasta. The FDA permits thousands of additives for use in food contact paper and paperboard products. For a full list of these additives see the FDA's list of substances allowed in paper and paperboard products, including those chemicals generally recognized as safe here and here. This Common Product describes substances identified as commonly present in corrugated cardboard or paperboard and/or found in tests of post-consumer corrugated cardboard, paperboard, or paper (since recycled paper can be used to make paperboard and corrugated cardboard). This is not a complete list of all the potential chemicals that may be found in this recycling stream. Potential chemicals of concern identified in this research include per- or polyfluoroaklyl substances (PFAS), orthophthalates, heavy metals, mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH), phenols (such as alkylphenols and bisphenols), and PCBs. Post-consumer paperboard may be recycled into new paperboard and can also be used to manufacture cellulose insulation and laminate materials.
Fluorinated Compounds in U.S. Fast Food Packaging - Supporting information
Food Packaging Forum-1
Food Packaging Forum-MOH Dossier
Food packaging in the circular economy: Overview of chemical safety aspects for commonly used materials
FoodDrinkEurope
Fortfiber
Hagens
Heritage paper
How to Recycle Corrugated Boxes
IFP-Mineral oil hydrocarbons
Incorporation of Post-Consumer Pizza Boxesin the Recovered Fiber Stream
Industry Guideline for the Compliance of Paper & Board Materials and Articles for Food Contact
Int J Mol Sci.
International Paper SDS
Kraft MSDS
Kraft Pulp
MaxPar TW 50 CAS
Migration of mineral oil, photoinitiators and plasticisers from recycled paperboard into dry foods: a study under controlled conditions
MSHA
Occurrence of 2-phenylphenol in food paper packages
Oel Chemical
OTA
Paperboard - American Forest and Paper Association
Patent US7993483B2
Patent WO2004046463A2
PPM
Pulp Bleaching
Quantification of chemical contaminants in the paper and board fractions of municipal solid waste
Quantification of chemical contaminants in the paper and board fractions of municipal solid waste - Supplementary Materials
Quantification of chemical contaminants in the paper and board fractions ofmunicipal solid waste
Quantification of chemical contaminants in the paper and board fractions ofmunicipal solid waste - Supplementary Materials
Rock
Sappi
Specialty
Specialty Minerals
State of Washington Dept of Ecology - Product Testing for PCBs
Ulterion
WestRock
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