MIL-PRF-121 EPA CATEGORY: PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS DESIGNATED ITEM: PAPERBOARD AND PACKAGING ESTIMATE OF RE…

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MIL-PRF-121 EPA CATEGORY: PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS DESIGNATED ITEM: PAPERBOARD AND PACKAGING ESTIMATE OF RECOVERED/RECYCLED MATERIAL CONTENT: VARIES FROM PRODUCER TO PRODUCER JUSTIFICATION FOR PROCURING THE DESIGNATED ITEM THAT DOES NOT MEET THE CPG: THE USE OF SPECIFICATION MIL-PRF-121, BARRIER MATERIALS, GREASEPROOF, WATERPROOF, FLEXIBLE, HEAT-SEALABLE, IS REQUIRED FOR THE EFFECTIVE PACKAGING OF THIS ITEM. THE COMBINATION OF ALL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS SPECIFICATION; FLEXIBILITY; WATERPROOFNESS; CONTACT CORROSIVITY; GREASEPROOFNESS; SEAM STRENGHTH AND FABRICATION; PUNCTURE, BURSTING, AGING, BLOCKING, AND CURL RESISTANCE; DELAMINATION; WATER RESISTANCE OF MARKINGS PROVIDE THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTION FROM EXPOSURE TO THE EXTREMES OF MILITARY ENVIRONMENTS. THERE ARE NO COMMERCIAL EQUIVALENTS THAT MEET THE PHYSICAL, MECHANICAL AND CORROSION REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO PROTECT MATERIEL THAT IS EXPOSED TO THESE SEVERE ENVIRONMENTS. MIL-PRF-121 PROVIDES ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL BUILDING BLOCKS FOR APPLYING SPECIALIZED MILITARY PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES APPROVED UNDER MIL-STD-2073-1. THIS MATERIEL MAYOR MAY NOT MEET THE CPG REQUIREMENTS, AS ADHERENCE TO THE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIFICATION IS THE PRIMARY CONCERN WITH RECYCLABLE CONTENT AS A SECONDARY ISSUE.