EXHIBIT A-3 PAPER PRODUCTS RECYCLED CONTENT (A) REQUIREMENT All paper offered by the bidder, or included in the final product offered by the bidder, and sold to the Commonwealth must contain the minimum percentage of post-consumer content as shown below for the applicable products: Post-Consumer Content Item Notes (%) Printing and Writing Papers Reprographic Business papers such as bond, electrostatic, 30 copy, duplicator and reproduction Offset Used for book publishing, commercial 30 printing, direct mail, technical documents, and manuals Tablet Office such as note pads and 30 notebooks bond Bond type papers used for business forms 30 such as continuous, cash register, sales book, unit sets, and computer printout, excluding carbonless Envelope Wove 30 white and colored (including manila) 10 Kraft, unbleached 10 Excludes custom envelopes Cotton High-quality papers used for stationery, 30 invitations, currency, ledgers, maps, and other specialty items Text and Premium papers used for stock, 30 books, and stationery and matching envelopes Supercalendered Groundwood paper used for advertising 10 and mail order inserts, catalogs, and some magazines Machine finished groundwood Groundwood paper used in magazines and 10 catalogs Papeteries Used for invitations and greeting cards 30 safety Used in the manufacture of commercial 10 and government checks Coated Used for annual reports, posters, brochures, 10 and magazines. Have gloss, dull, or matte finishes Carbonless Used for multiple-impact copy forms 30 File folders Manila or colored 30 Dyed filing products Used for multicolored hanging folders and 20 wallet files and card stock Used for index cards and postcards 20 Pressboard High-strength paperboard used in binders 20 and report covers
EXHIBIT A-3 PAPER PRODUCTS RECYCLED CONTENT (A) REQUIREMENT All paper offered by the bidder, or included in the final product offered by the bidder, and sold to the Commonwealth must contain the minimum percentage of post-consumer content as shown below for the applicable products: Post-Consumer Content Item Notes (%) Printing and Writing Papers Reprographic Business papers such as bond, electrostatic, copy, duplicator and reproduction 30 Offset Used for book publishing, commercial printing, direct mail, technical documents, and manuals 30 Tablet Office such as note pads and notebooks 30 bond Bond type papers used for business forms such as continuous, cash register, sales book, unit sets, and computer printout, excluding carbonless 30 Envelope Wove white and colored (including manila) Kraft, unbleached Excludes custom envelopes 30 10 10 Cotton High-quality papers used for stationery, invitations, currency, ledgers, maps, and other specialty items 30 Text and Premium papers used for stock, books, and stationery and matching envelopes 30 Supercalendered Groundwood paper used for advertising and mail order inserts, catalogs, and some magazines 10 Machine finished groundwood Groundwood paper used in magazines and catalogs 10 Papeteries Used for invitations and greeting cards 30 safety Used in the manufacture of commercial and government checks 10 Coated Used for annual reports, posters, brochures, and magazines. Have gloss, dull, or matte finishes 10 Carbonless Used for multiple-impact copy forms 30 File folders Manila or colored 30 Dyed filing products Used for multicolored hanging folders and wallet files 20 and card stock Used for index cards and postcards 20 Pressboard High-strength paperboard used in binders and report covers 20
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