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Office copier paper products: Staples Carbon Neutral A3 80gsm

1. Paper information

Brand owner Corporate Express
Paper Product / Brand name Staples Carbon Neutral A3 80gsm
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Last updated 30 November 2011 12:11

2. Paper mill

Company Maryvale Mill, Australian Paper
Location Australia
Website http://www.australianpaper.com.au

3. Contact details

Company details

Company Corporate Express
Address PO Box 7126, Mt. Wellington
City Auckland
Contact Chris Morgan
Phone (09) 279-5683
Email chris.morgan@cenz.co.nz
Website http://cenz.co.nz

Resellers

Resellers Corporate Express

4. Product details

SECTION 1

1.1 Product Type
What type of product is this?
White paper

1.2 Product Market
Which market is this product intended for?
Commercial

SECTION 2 (Star Categories)

2.1 Recycled content (50% or more Post consumer recycled fibre content) ()
Post-consumer waste includes waste from industrial paper consumers (e.g. Printers, packaging companies) but not in-house recycling at paper mills (mill broke) or waste products from the forestry/timber/saw mill industry.

Post-consumer recycled fibre content:
% of pulp 0%

2.2 Legal () and sustainable () fibre

Does all of the pulp come from legally harvested and sustainably produced timber resources, recycled sources or non-timber sources? (Multiple options possible)

Total Recycled Fibre:
% of pulp 0%

Virgin timber fibre from legal and sustainable sources:
% of pulp 100%
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)
Document: AP-Maryvale and Shoalhaven PEFC CoC-90518-2010 and self-declarat (PDF, 3 MB, Expires: 7 Dec 2013)
Document: AP6- self-decl PEFC - Staples & ValuePlus (PDF, 581 KB, Expires: 4 Nov 2013)

Non Timber natural fibre:
% of pulp 0%
Percentage of Bagasse 0%
Percentage of Bamboo 0%
Percentage of Cotton 0%
Percentage of Hemp 0%
Percentage of Seaweed 0%
Other fibres, percentage 0%

2.3 Pulp bleaching ()

Is the pulp either not bleached or bleached using technologies that eliminate or minimise the discharge of chlorinated compounds?
Percentage of pulp not bleached 0%
Percentage of pulp TCF or PCF 0%
Percentage of pulp ECF 100%
Percentage of pulp EC 0%
Other technology, percentage 0%
Document: AP5 - self-decl-bleaching-Staples & ValuePlus (PDF, 567 KB, Expires: 4 Nov 2013)

2.4 Ecolabel ()

Is this product licensed to carry a life cycle impacts ISO 14024 Type 1 Ecolabel audited by an independent third party?
No

SECTION 3

3.1 Recommended application
Recommended uses for this paper.
Copying - Low-medium volume
Performance Guaranteed
Copying - High volume
Performance Guaranteed
Copying - Colour
Performance Guaranteed
Printing - Laser (low-med volume only)
Performance Guaranteed
Printing - Laser (high volume)
Performance Guaranteed
Printing - Digital
Performance Guaranteed
Printing - Inkjet (text)
Performance Guaranteed
Printing - Inkjet (graphics)
Performance Guaranteed
Printing - Offset
Not Recommended
Printing - Screen
Not Recommended
Faxing
Performance Guaranteed
Duplexing
Performance Guaranteed
Other
Performance Guaranteed

3.2 Environmental Management System
Does the importer/distributer have third party audited EMS accreditation that is relevant to this product?
Document: Spicers Paper PEFC Certificate attached (PDF, 5 MB, Expired: 2 Sep 2012)

3.3 Pulp whiteness & brightness
Pulp Whiteness and Brightness specifications.
Whiteness (CIE): 150
Brightness: 22.2
Brightness defined in ISO
Are optical brightening agents added during production?
Yes

3.4 Waste Reduction
Are individual packet wrappers (reams) made of materials that are currently able to be recycled in New Zealand?
Yes
Are shipping containers (e.g. boxes, shrink wrap) made of materials that are currently able to be recycled in New Zealand?
Don't know
Are any plastics clearly marked to help facilitate recycling?
Don't know
Are shipping pallets part of an active reuse or recycling system in New Zealand?
Don't know
Are shipping reels of an active reuse or recycling system in New Zealand?
Don't know
Is all packaging free of halogenated plastics?
Don't know
Does cardboard packaging contain 80% or more recycled content?
Don't know
Is the paper and/or packaging manufacturer a member of the NZ Packaged Goods Accord, signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant, or party to an equivalent programme in another country?
Don't know

3.5 Native forest protection
Is the paper free of fibre from native or indigenous forests which were intact or have regrown from earlier logging impacts (via timber or logging residues)?
No

3.6 "Closing the Loop" in New Zealand
Does the paper include any New Zealand origin pulp in the mix?
Virgin pulp from NZ forests Not specified.
Recycled pulp from NZ paper Not specified.

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