This guide provides general information to users, public officials, and others regarding the source reduction, reuse, recycling, or disposability of materials made from solid or corrugated fiberboard. It may be used as a resource in the determination of the point at which recycling is impractical and disposal is appropriate.

Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee D10 on Packaging, this guide was withdrawn in December 2003 in accordance with section 10.6.3.1 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.

1.1 This guide provides general information to users, public officials, and others regarding the source reduction, reuse, recycling, or disposability of materials made from solid or corrugated fiberboard. It may be used as a resource in the determination of the point at which recycling is impractical and disposal is appropriate.

1.2 This guide does not attempt to provide specific information on how solid or corrugated fiberboard is to be recycled or its preferred means of disposal. It is intended to be informational in nature and to serve as a starting point for considerations of recycling and associated environmental issues. The need for observance of and compliance with Federal, state, and local statutes and ordinances is recognized as imposing certain limitations on the extent of recycling and means of disposal of all materials.

1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.