Fraser estimates that 40,000 pounds of high quality office wastepaper will produce 50,000 32-page annual reports plus collateral pieces. This amount allows for fiber loss from deinking the wastepaper. Fox River has a 10,000 pound minimum for custom orders, and has made some closed-loop arrangements to include a customer's own wastepaper. Closed loop papers include some that are entirely unique. The pulp was then made into newsprint by Smurfit Newsprint Corp. in Oregon and used successfully by several California and Oregon newspapers.
Some brokers can also arrange for special order papers.
Dedicated to providing the most environmentally sound papers, the company vigorously encourages its customers to push the limits on environmental papers. The paper is now available nationwide, with a minimum order of 5,000 pounds. Paper buyers should start with the sales representative from a local paper distributor. You may also want to talk to the distributor's merchandiser. As the one who buys paper for the distributor, the merchandiser has a good understanding of different mills' capabilities and programs.