The Paper Task Force White Papers

Posted: 19-Dec-1995; Updated: 27-Jan-2010

These Environmental Defense White Papers -- supporting documents, glossaries and appendices for the Paper Task Force Report -- are available in PDF format. They may be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader or you may download them by clicking on the links below, which are organized by topic area.

Paper Performance

• No. 1: Functionality Requirements for Uncoated Business Papers and Effects of Incorporating Postconsumer Recycled Content (361 Kb)
• No. 8: Functionality Requirements for Coated and Uncoated Publication Papers and Effects of Incorporating Postconsumer Recycled Content (261 Kb)
• No. 6A: Functionality Issues for Corrugated Packaging Associated with Recycled Content, Source Reduction and Recyclability (356 Kb)
• No. 6B: Functionality Issues for Folding Cartons Associated with Recycled Content, Source Reduction and Recyclability (271 Kb)

Recycling and Used Paper Management

• No. 2: Economics of Recycling as an Alternative to Traditional Means of Waste Management (1.0 Mb)
• No. 3: Lifecycle Environmental Comparison - Virgin Paper and Recycled Paper-Based Systems Updated February 2002 (1.66 Mb)
• No. 9: Economics of Manufacturing Virgin and Recycled-Content Paper (4.06 Mb)

Forest Management

• No. 4: Environmental Issues Associated with Forest Management (2.27 Mb)
• No. 11: Economic Considerations in Forest Management (2.91 Mb)
• Glossary of Terms for White Papers 4 and 11 (117 Kb)

Pulp and Paper Manufacturing

• No. 5: Environmental Comparison of Bleached Kraft Pulp Manufacturing Technologies (533 Kb)
• No. 7: Economics of Kraft Pulping and Paper Bleaching (417 Kb)
• No. 10A: Environmental Comparison - Manufacturing Technologies for Virgin and Recycled-Content Printing and Writing Paper (441 Kb)
• No. 10B: Environmental Comparison - Manufacturing Technologies for Virgin and Recycled Corrugated Boxes (337 Kb)
• No. 10C: Environmental Comparison - Manufacturing Technologies for Virgin and Recycled Coated Paperboard for Folding Cartons (375 Kb)
• No. 12: Comparison of Kraft, Sulfite and BCTMP Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Technologies (409 Kb)
• Appendices to White Papers 10A, 10B, 10C and 12 (467 Kb)
• No. 13: Nonwood Plant Fibers as Alternative Fiber Sources for Papermaking (575 Kb)