---
type: faq
title: "What does PCW mean on paper options?"
description: "PCW stands for Post-Consumer Waste. It refers to paper and materials that people have already used and then recycled, which are processed back into new pap"
resource: https://www.4over4.com/faqs/paper-stock/what-does-pcw-mean-on-paper-options
tags: ["Printing Terms Glossary", "faq"]
timestamp: 2026-07-20T18:54:40.856Z
---

# What does PCW mean on paper options?

PCW stands for Post-Consumer Waste. It refers to paper and materials that people have already used and then recycled, which are processed back into new pap

Part of the **Printing Terms Glossary** hub. See [all faq concepts](index.md).

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