Product Category & Products

Product Category & Products / Recycled Content Requirements / Green Standard/Guidelines / Notes/Further Information
Paper Office Supplies – To include Cut and Continuous Paper, Printing and Writing Paper, Miscellaneous Papers
Copy paper; Reprographic; Offset; Tablet; Forms Bond; Envelopes-Wove & Kraft (white); Cotton Fiber; Text & Cover / EPA: Minimum 30% post-consumer content (the percent of the product containing materials once used by consumers and recycled into new products:
Green Seal adds: And/or free of chlorine or any derivatives as a bleaching agent (such as paper labeled "PCF" - processed chlorine-free) / U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG)
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/printing.htm
Green Seal's Printing and Writing Paper Standard, GS-07
http://www.greenseal.org/certification/standards/printing_writing_paper_GS_07.pdf
Copy paper - Colored, Papetries, Carbonless; File Folders / Minimum 30% post-consumer content / EPA's CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/printing.htm
Envelopes, Kraft, colored (including manila) / Minimum 10-20% postconsumer content / EPA's CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/printing.htm
Envelopes-Kraft (Unbleached); Supercalendered; Machine finished groundwood; Check Stock (safety) / Minimum 10% postconsumer content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/printing.htm
Coated / Minimum 10% postconsumer content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/printing.htm
Green Seal's Coated Paper Standard, GS-10
http://www.greenseal.org/certification/standards/coated_printing_paper_GS_10.cfm
Dyed Filing Products; Index and Card Stock; Pressboard; Tags and Tickets / Minimum 20% postconsumer content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/printing.htm
Tray Liners / Minimum 100% Recovered materials content to include 50% postconsumer content / EPA's CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/misc.htm
Newsprint / Range 20-85% postconsumer content / EPA's CPG
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/newsprnt.htm
Paper Supplies - Commercial/Sanitary Industrial Tissue
Paper Towels / EPA: Minimum 40-60% post consumer content
Greenseal adds: unbleached or processed chlorine free (PCF) / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/tissue.htm
Green Seal's Paper Towel Standard, GS-09,
http://www.greenseal.org/certification/standards/paper_towels-napkins_GS_09.pdf
Toilet Tissue / EPA: Minimum 20-60% post consumer content
Greenseal adds: unbleached or processed chlorine free (PCF) / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/tissue.htm
Green Seal's Tissue Paper Standard, GS-01,
http://www.greenseal.org/certification/standards/tissue_paper_GS_01.cfm
Facial Tissue / EPA: Minimum 10-15% post consumer content
Green Seal adds: unbleached or processed chlorine free (PCF) / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/tissue.htm
Green Seal's Tissue Paper Standard, GS-01,
http://www.greenseal.org/certification/standards/tissue_paper_GS_01.cfm
Paper napkins / EPA: Minimum 30-60% post consumer content
Green Seal: 40% postconsumer content or unbleached or processed chlorine free (PCF) / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/tissue.htm
Green Seal's Paper Towel Standard, GS-09,
http://www.greenseal.org/certification/standards/paper_towels-napkins_GS_09.pdf
General purpose - Industrial Wipers / Minimum 40% postconsumer content / EPA’s CPG
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/tissue.htm
Paper Office Supplies - Paperboard and Packaging Products
Corrugated containers / <300psi: 25-50% postconsumer; 300 psi: 25-30% post consumer content / EPA’s CPG
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/paperbrd.htm
Solid fiber boxes / 40% postconsumer content
Folding cartons / 100% recovered materials content to include 45-80% postconsumer content
Industrial paperboard / 100% recovered materials content to include 45-100% postconsumer content
Miscellaneous - pad backs, covered binders, book coves, mailing tubes, protective packaging / 75-100% postconsumer content
Padded mailers / 5-15% postconsumer content
Carrierboard / 10-15% postconsumer content
Brown papers / 5-20% postconsumer content
Nonpaper Office Supplies
Plastic Desktop Accessories (desk organizers, sorters, trays, and memo/note/pencil holders) - Polystyrene / EPA: 25-80% postconsumer content / EPA's CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/desktop.htm
Plastic Envelopes / Minimum 25% postconsumer content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/envelope.htm
Binders, Solid Plastic / HDPE (High Density Polyethylene): 90% postconsumer content,
PE (Polyethelyne): 30-50% postconsumer content
PET (Polyethelyne Terephthalate): 100% postconsumer content
Misc. Plastics: 80% postconsumer content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/binders.htm
Binders, Paper covered paperboard / 90%-100% recovered materials content to include 75%-100% postconsumer content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/binders.htm
Office Waste & Recycling Receptacles / Plastic: 20-100% postconsumer content
Steel: 25%-30% recovered materials content to include 16% postconsumer content
Paper (Corrugated): 25-50% postconsumer content
Paper (Solid Fiber Boxes): 40% postconsumer content
Paper (Industrial Paperboard): 100% recovered materials content to include 40-80% post consumer content / EPA's CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/office.htm
Clipboards / HDPE (High Density Polyethylene): 90% postconsumer content,
PS (Polystyrene): 50% postconsumer content
Misc. Plastics: 15% postconsumer content / EPA's CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/binders.htm
Janitorial Cleaners and Products
Plastic Trash Bags / 10-100% Postconsumer Content / EPA's CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/trashbag.htm
Office Furnishings
Furniture Structure, Steel / 25%-30% recovered materials content to include 16% Postconsumer Content / EPA's CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/furniture.htm
Cellulose Loose-Fill and Spray-On (Post Consumer Paper) / 75% Postconsumer Content
Fabric (PET) / 100% Postconsumer Content
Plastic Furniture Component (HDPE) / 90% recovered materials content to include 70-75% Postconsumer Content
Remanufactured or Refurbished Furniture / 25-75% Postconsumer Content
Aluminum / 75%-100% recovered materials content
Particleboard/Fiberboard / Wood/Wood Composite: 80% - 100% recovered materials content
Agricultural Fiber: 100% recovered materials content
Building Construction Products
Patio Blocks (used in gardent walkways and trails) / Rubber or Rubber Blends: 90-100% postconsumer content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/floor.htm
Floor Tiles (heavy duty/commercial use) / Rubber: 90-100% postconsumer content
Plastic: 90%-100% recovered materials content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/floor.htm
Shower and Restroom Dividers/Partitions / Plastic: 20-100% postconsumer content
Steel (BOF Process): 25%-30% recovered materials content to include 16% postconsumer content
Steel (EAF Process): 100% recovered materials content to include 67% postconsumer content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/shower.htm
Modular Threshold Ramps / Rubber: 100% postconsumer content
Steel (BOF Process): 25%-30% recovered materials content to include 16% postconsumer content
Steel (EAF Process): 100% recovered materials content to include 67% postconsumer content
Aluminum 10% recovered materials content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/ramps.htm
Parks and Recreation Products
Park Benches / Plastic: 100% recovered materials content to include 90-100% postconsumer content
Plastic composite: 100% recovered materials content to include 50-100% postconsumer content
Aluminum: 25% postconsumer content
Steel (BOF Process): 25%-30% recovered materials content to include 16% postconsumer content
Steel (EAF Process): 100% recovered materials content to include 67% postconsumer content
Concrete: 15%-40% recovered materials content / EPA's CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/pk-bench.htm
Plastic Fencing / 90%-100% recovered materials content to include 60-100% postconsumer content / EPA's CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/fencing.htm
Playground Equipment / Plastic: 100% recovered materials content to include 90-100% postconsumer content
Plastic Composite: 95%-100% recovered materials content to include 50-75% postconsumer content
Steel (BOF Process): 25%-30% recovered materials content to include 16% postconsumer content
Steel (EAF Process): 100% recovered materials content to include 67% postconsumer content
Aluminum: 25% postconsumer content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/plgrndeq.htm
Playground Surfaces / Plastic or rubber: 90-100% postconsumer content / EPA's CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/playgrnd.htm
Running Tracks / Plastic or rubber: 90-100% postconsumer content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/running.htm
Exterior Site Work, Landscaping
Plastic Lumber Landscaping Timbers and Posts / HDPE: 75%-100% recovered materials content to include 25-100% postconsumer content
Mixed plastics/sawdust: 100% recovered materials content to include 50% postconsumer content
HDPE/Fiberglass: 95% recovered materials content to include 75% post consumer content
Other mixed resins: 95%-100% recovered materials content to include 50-100% postconsumer content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/timbers.htm
Lawn and Garden Edging / Plastic and/or rubber: 30-100% postconsumer content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/edging.htm
Hoses / Garden Hose: 60-65% postconsumer content
Soaker Hose: 60-70% postconsumer content / EPA's CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/garden.htm
Bike Racks / Steel (BOF Process): 25%-30% recovered materials content to include 16% postconsumer content
HDPE: 100% postconsumer content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/bikes.htm
Roads & Transportation
Signs / Plastic signs, posts, & supports: 80-100% postconsmer content
Aluminum Signs: 25% postconsumer content
Steel sign posts & supports: 16% BOF Process & 67% EAF Process / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/signage.htm
Parking Stops / Plastic or Rubber: 100% postconsumer content / EPA's CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/parking.htm
Traffic Barricades / Plastic (HDPE, LDPE, PET): 80-100% postconsumer content
Steel (BOF Process): 16% postconsumer content
Steel (EAF Process): 67% postconsumer content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/barricds.htm
Delineators / Plastic: 25-90% postconsumer content
Rubber (base only): 100% postconsumer content
Steel (EAF Process): 67% postconsumer content
Steel (BOF Process): 16% postconsumer content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/channel.htm
Flexible Delineators / Plastic: 25-80% postconsumer content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/channel.htm
Channelizers / Plastic: 25-95% postconsumer content
Rubber (base only): 100% postconsumer content / EPA’s CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/channel.htm
Miscellaneous Products
Awards and plaques / Glass: 75-100% postconsumer content
Paper: 40-100% postconsumer content
Plastic & plastic wood composite: 50-100% postconsumer content / EPA's CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/awards.htm
Industrial drums / Steel: 16% postconsumer content
Plastic (HDPE): 30-100% postconsumer content
Fiber (paper): 100% postconsumer content / EPA CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/drums.htm
Mats / Rubber: 75-100% postconsumer content
Plastic: 10-100% postconsumer content
Rubber/Plastic compostite: 100% postconsumer content / EPA CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/mats.htm
Pallets / Wood: 95-100% postconsumer content
Plastic lumber: 100% postconsumer content
Plastic thermoformed: 25-50% postconsumer content
Paperboard: 50% postconsumer content / EPA CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/pallets.htm
Sorbents / Paper: 90-100% postconsumer content
Textiles: 95-100% postconsumer content / EPA CPG,
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/sorbents.htm