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This week Advoice Paper began running vigorous printing and copying tests against many of the top GSA Approved post-consumer waste (PCW) recycled papers. This experiment will help determine which recycled paper brands perform most like non-recycled papers.
"The results of these tests are an important step to help us develop our product to meet the needs of our customers," said the company founder. According to Advoice Paper, the test will consist of running various brands of PCW recycled paper through many popular printers and copiers at different locations.
When recycled paper was first introduced to the corporate world, many printer technicians claimed the recycled paper caused jams in printers and copiers more often than non-recycled papers.
However this myth was debunked in 1998 when the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and top printer manufacturers, including Canon U.S.A., Hewlett-Packard, and Lexmark, evaluated top post-consumer recycled papers only to determine that many 30% post-consumer content recycled papers offer the same performance as non-recycled paper.
Since then, there has been leaps and bounds in recycled paper production. Many local governments, such as Los Angeles, have even put laws in effect that prevent technicians from prohibiting the use of recycled paper in printers and copiers.
Advoice Paper wants to take it step further by, first, testing higher PCW paper and, next, testing the progress that has been made in recycled paper manufacturing over the past 10 years. Advoice Paper hopes the results with help establish a base of a at least 3 high-quality recycled paper brands to use in conjunction with its product.
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