Material Type Description (CalRecycle Waste Characterization Studies)


Remainder / Composite Paper - Other


Paper


Remainder/Composite Paper - Other means items made mostly of paper but combined with large amounts of other materials. These are items that do not fit into any other categories, and are not generally compostable or recyclable. Examples include aseptic packages, plastic-coated paper milk cartons, blueprints, sepia, onion skin, carbon paper, photographs, paper frozen juice cans, sheets of paper stick-on labels, and paper mailing envelopes lined with bubble wrap or plastic.

 

 

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