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What quality do reprocessors expect?

What quality do reprocessors expect?. Chris White Commercial Manager, Aylesford Newsprint. What quality do reprocessors expect?. Quality recovered paper Used paper and board which has been collected from the waste stream and can be used, without further sorting, in the paper

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What quality do reprocessors expect?

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  1. What quality do reprocessors expect? Chris White Commercial Manager, Aylesford Newsprint

  2. What quality do reprocessors expect? Quality recovered paper Used paper and board which has been collected from the waste stream and can be used, without further sorting, in the paper making process to make new paper and board products.

  3. From quality recycled newspapers and magazines we make high quality newsprint for the UK and European markets

  4. Customer requirements Aylesford Newsprint produces newsprint to some of the highest specification in the world. It is measured for Colour (white) Show through Spots Brightness (luminance) Strength Surface characteristics

  5. Our input specification (it’s on the website) www.aylesford-newsprint.co.uk

  6. Quality specification • Tolerance • 0% food waste / glass / burnt material • 1% brown paper/cardboard • ? paper older than 3 months / treated paper i.e. carbon/carbonless paper, wet strength paper, drink cartons / non-paper items i.e. cans, plastics etc • The sum of all contamination exceeding 1% • could lead to a load being rejected.

  7. Can they meet it? / is it achievable? • For source segregated - Yes / Yes • For dual stream (paper separate) - No / Yes • For single stream (co-mingled) - No / No

  8. Source segregated News & PAM - contains around 0.5% contamination

  9. Dual stream News & PAM - contains around 5-8% cardboard Cardboard – only good as a soft mix (the lowest grade on the market). Brown grades are good.

  10. Single stream - MRFs News & PAM - Contain 5-15% material that is unusable Cardboard/mixed papers – Contain 5-25% material that is unusable – food contact is a problem.

  11. Outsorts (about 10%) from a bale

  12. Outsorts (same bale)

  13. Can MRFs currently produce the correct quality? • I am sure the answer from the 3 UK newsprint mills is NO. Some are getting closer but their main problem is variability • Whilst it is possible to mix in MRF material it is difficult to see getting past 25% without significant investment • How much MRF material will Palm be able to take and maintain quality? • Brown mills will struggle with the food contact

  14. So how do we improve? – Local Authorities • Sign contract with agreed specification • Receive feedback from MRFs quality checking and target poor quality areas • Continually educate the public on what is recyclable • Investigate introducing two stream collections

  15. How do we improve? - MRFs • Inspect at the household where possible and feedback to Local Authorities details of problem houses/areas • Use less compaction • Visually inspect every incoming load and report back to Local Authorities • Reject incoming loads that do not meet the specification • Run at design speed or slower

  16. How do we improve? - MRFs • Continual inspection of outbound material with physical checking at frequent intervals • Get rid of bale dressers • Supply your customers with quality certificates • Sign contracts with agreed specification • Monitor MRF technology

  17. Can paper mills help? • Sign contracts with an agreed specification • Adopt a common inspection procedure • Work with MRF operators giving feedback on every load • Monitor technology for dealing with MRF material • Pay more (in bonuses) for good quality material

  18. Summary • Contracts • Agreed specifications • Common inspection procedures • Reject poor loads entering MRFs • Quality focus • Quality reports at every stage • Have regular quality meetings

  19. Summary - please remember the following:- • If you send it to a paper mill and it is not paper it will be landfilled and not recycled • We will only progress with constructive dialogue • The customer is always right • Thanks for listening

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