Paper Grades to Set Contamination Limits

摘要

The document has been agreed by Europe's waste management industry through FEAD (which includes the UK's Environmental Services Association) and CEPI and ERPA which respectively include the UK's Confederation of Paper Industries and the Recycling Association. It comes ahead of publication by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of its draft code of practice on the quality of material from materials recycling facilities, which is expected by the end of November. Crucially, the EN643 guidance sets limits ranging from 0.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent for non-paper components which could have a bearing on the current debate about contamination levels in commingled material from materials recycling facilities. (An exception is a 3 per cent contamination level for drinks cartons - the 1.5 per cent would apply to mixed paper and board). The limit will also be a factor taken into account in terms of illegal exports although it is not clear whether the figure will be accepted by the Environment Agency.