ASTM D6787/D6787M-24

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: D6787/D6787M − 24
Standard Specification for
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Repositionable Note Pad
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6787/D6787M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last
reapproval. A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope 2.3 Executive Orders:
Executive Order 13101 Greening the Government Through
1.1 This specification covers pads of repositionable,
Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition,
colored, note paper. Each sheet has a strip of pressure-sensitive
September 16, 1998
adhesive on the back side.
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2.4 Federal Specification:
1.2 The values stated in either SI or inch-pound units are to
Code of Federal Regulations, 16 CFR Part 1500.3 Defini-
be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each
tions of Toxic and Hazardous Materials
system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must
2.5 ISO Standard:
be used independently, without combining values in any way.
ISO 9002 Quality Systems Model for Quality Assurance in
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1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Production and Installation
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
2.6 Other Standards:
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Coalition of Northeastern Governors (CONEG) Model Tox-
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priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
ics Legislation
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3. Terminology
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
3.1.1 flagging, v—the lifting of an edge of a repositionable
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
note from paper when the note and paper are wrapped around
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
a cylinder.
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
3.1.2 multiple lift, n—the condition in which removal of the
top sheet on a pad of notes causes the unintentional removal of
2. Referenced Documents
a second sheet.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1.3 postconsumer materials, n—a material or finished
D3715/D3715M Practice for Quality Assurance of Pressure-
product that has served its intended use and has been discarded
Sensitive Tapes
for disposal or recovery, having completed its life as a
D3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging
consumer item. Postconsumer material is a part of the broader
D4332 Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, or
category of recovered material (see U.S. Executive Order
Packaging Components for Testing
13101, section 203).
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2.2 TAPPI Test Methods:
3.1.4 recovered materials, n—waste materials and by-
T 410 Grammage of Paper and Paperboard (Weight per Unit
products that have been recovered or diverted from solid waste,
Area)
but such term does not include those materials and by-products
T 411 Thickness (caliper) of Paper, Paper Board, and Com-
generated from, and commonly reused within, an original
bined Board
manufacturing process (see U.S. Executive Order 13101,
section 205).
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D10 on
Packaging and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.14 on Tape and
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Labels. Available from The White House Publications Office, New Executive Office
Current edition approved March 1, 2024. Published March 2024. Originally Building, White House, Washington, DC 20500, Att: Publications.
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approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 2023 as D6787/ Available from U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents,
D6787M – 02 (2023). DOI: 10.1520/D6787_D6787M-24. 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401, http://
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or www.access.gpo.gov.
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contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
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the ASTM website. Available from the Toxins in Packaging Clearinghouse, c/o the Council of State
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Available from Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI), Governments, 2760 Research Park Drive, P.O. Box 11910, Lexington, KY
15 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, GA 30092, http://www.tappi.org. 40578–1910.
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