EXAMPLES OF PAPER USES

Agriculture
Sacks, seed packets.

Building
Wallpaper, damp-proof courses, roofing, flooring, flame resistant papers, plasterboard, decorative laminates for furniture.

Business
Computer tapes, print-out sheets, advertisements, circulars, catalogues, filing systems, sales and service manuals, brochures, shop-till paper.

Money, Finance and Security
Money, insurance forms, cheque books, travellers' cheques, postal orders, cash bags, papers that contain special markings which are only visible when subjected to ultra-violet light.

Office paper
Photocopying paper, graph papers, paper twine and string, blotting paper, carbonless paper, box files, folders.

Cars
Fascia boards, door and roof liners, filters, the Highway Code.

Communication
Writing, typing, printing, envelopes, publishing, accounts, receipts, stamps, newspapers, magazines, greeting cards, calendars, diaries, telephone directories.

Domestic Products
Wrapping and boxes for cleaning materials, domestic tissues, paper plates and cups, kitchen towels, table napkins, lampshades.

Education
Books, exercise books, instruction books, maps, wall-charts, report cards.

Entertainment and Sport
Menu cards, paper hats, crackers, fireworks, programmes, playing cards, board games, kites, model aircraft, football coupons, race cards.

Food Packaging
Wrapping for bread, flour, tea, sugar, butter, margarine, sweets, deep frozen food etc., milk cartons, egg boxes, foil wrappings, tea bags, sausage skins.

Identification
Gummed labels, identity cards, tamper-proof labels for supermarkets.

Industry
Presentation, wrapping, packaging and protection for all manufactured goods, transfer sheets for decorating chinaware.

Electrical
Special insulating boards, electrolytic condenser paper, wrapping and identification for electrical cables, printed circuits, battery separators.

Filtration
Filters for water air, coffee, medicine, beer, oil and for mechanical uses.

Impregnated Papers
Polishing, waxing, cleaning.

Protective Papers
Grease proof and corrosion-resistant products, sleeves for compact discs.

Medical
Packaging to keep instruments and equipment sterilised, bandages, plasters, clothing for nurses, face masks, surgeons' caps, disposable bed pans, sheets, pillowcases.

Personal
Facial and toilet tissue, towels, sanitary products, tableware, sheets, disposable nappies, confetti, carrier bags, gift wrapping.

Photographic
Films, photographs, enlargements, mounts, lens cleaners.

Record keeping and other documentation
Legal documents, birth, marriage and death certificates, wills, history, scientific data.

Travel
Tickets, passports, maps, charts, luggage labels, timetables, fibre for suitcases.


This text was provided courtesy of the Confederation of Paper Industries www.paper.org.uk






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