Paper and board sheets supplied to printers are supplied in standard reels and cut sheet sizes. Printer’s off cuts is paper or board waste derived from the printing process reducing standard paper or board sheets to the working size required. Example, a printing job producing a finished print product of 650 x 840mm will require use of a standard sheet size of 650 x 910mm. The 70mm off cuts is a printers’ off cut.
Recycled content
Proposition, by mass, of recycled material in a product or packaging. Only pre-consumer and post-consumer shall be consider as recycled content, consistent with the following usage of terms.
Recycling
The processing of used or waste material so that it can be used again, instead of being wasted.
Renewable resource
Energy and materials that either totally replaced through natural processes or are practically inexhaustible.
Papermaking fibre which has previously been unused in a manufacturing process.
Waste Magazines
Everyday magazines purchased, read and disposed or recycled. Examples such as New Idea, BRW, Woman's Day.
Waste sheets
Waste paper based material derived from the set up process of printing and cutting machines. Primarily due to incorrect positioning and colour, waste sheets are recycled.