Although the Staples Multi purpose paper case is a good quality paper at a great price (when it is on sale) it is not made from recycled paper. I just wish Staples would put its Recycled Papers on Sale. Using recycled is better for the environment but it is about twice the price of the non-recycle paper.
Paper is pretty much paper is paper. I bought a ream of this paper because of the rebate. I have used a wide variety of paper brands from Monsatto Office Depot Staples high end paper companies HP Larsen Epson and what ever other paper companies make paper. The most important thing about paper use is to be sure to keep the paper paths in printers clean and free of gunk; other than that paper is pretty much paper aside from paper brightness which is a whole other issue as is specialty papers such as those used for resumes. But as far as this paper is conccerned it's fine for eveyday use!
Have used Staples Multipurpose Paper (513096) for years in our tax and accounting business. We use about 30 000 sheets per year and never have any problems with printers or copiers.