ASTM D5834-95

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Designation:D5834–95
Standard Guide for
Source Reduction Reuse, Recycling, and Disposal of Solid
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and Corrugated Fiberboard (Cardboard)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5834; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (ε) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.1.2 Definitions of many terms in general use in the
paperboard and fiber box industries are available in references
1.1 This guide provides general information to users, public
and documents provided by industry and research associations
officials, and others regarding the source reduction, reuse,
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(for example, The Fibre Box Handbook). Definitions of
recycling, or disposability of materials made from solid or
common generic terms to describe certain materials and
corrugated fiberboard. It may be used as a resource in the
construction features of fiber containers may be found in any
determinationofthepointatwhichrecyclingisimpracticaland
good dictionary.
disposal is appropriate.
1.2 This guide does not attempt to provide specific infor-
4. Significance and Use
mation on how solid or corrugated fiberboard is to be recycled
4.1 This guide will familiarize users with source reduction,
or its preferred means of disposal. It is intended to be
reuse, recycling, and disposability options and will assist in the
informational in nature and to serve as a starting point for
determination of the recyclability of various solid and corru-
considerations of recycling and associated environmental is-
gated fiberboards. It provides information which may be used
sues.The need for observance of and compliance with Federal,
to help determine degrees of purity of recoverable paper
state, and local statutes and ordinances is recognized as
materials based on visual inspection (that is, presence of
imposing certain limitations on the extent of recycling and
adhesives, wax impregnations, coatings, and so forth). Practice
means of disposal of all materials.
D 1974 discusses the various methods of box closure and the
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
materials used in their accomplishment.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4.2 This guide recognizes that there are constraints in the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
general area of recycling and recyclability, including access to
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
appropriate facilities. It describes the general characteristics of
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
some types of solid and corrugated fiberboard material and
2. Referenced Documents provides information concerning the methods of recycling and
eventual disposal that are available to users of such material.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.3 No attempt is made, nor is it intended, to rate or rank
D 996 Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environ-
2 one method or technique over another. Further, this guide does
ments
not purport to decide for its user which method or technique is
D 1974 Practice for Methods of Closing, Sealing, and
2 superior in the user’s given situation. Such determinations can
Reinforcing Fiberboard Shipping Containers
be made only by the user, based on a thorough evaluation of
D 4727 Specification for Corrugated and Solid Fiberboard
2 alternatives and in consideration of all applicable laws, stat-
Sheet Stock (Container Grade) and Cut Shapes
utes, regulations, and ordinances of the locality involved.
3. Terminology
5. Types of Materials
3.1 Definitions:
5.1 For the purposes of this guide, the general groups of
3.1.1 Packagingtermsusedinthisguideshallbeasfoundin
materials described may be used to provide a basis from which
Terminology D 996. Terminology related to the types, grades,
to begin the decision-making process toward the recyclability
classes, and varieties of fiberboard shall be as found in
of material. There are many grades of recoverable paper
Specification D 4727.
material. The paper industry has developed general categories
into which most of these grades may be classified. For the
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-10 on Packaging
andisthe direct responsibilityofSubcommitteeD10.19onRecycling/Disposability.
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Current edition approved Sept. 10, 1995. Published November 1995. Available from the Fibre BoxAssociation, 2850 Golf Road, Rolling Meadows,
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.09. IL 60008.
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