The purpose of the Standard is to describe the requirements for third-party substantiation of the
recycled content claims asserted by companies with regard to specific products. This Standard allows a company to demonstrate that:
- Its product contain materials that are classified using definitions based on ISO 14021:1999(E) Environmental labels and declarations – Self-declared environmental claims (Type II environmental labeling) and United States Code of Federal Regulations Title 40: Protection of the Environment, Part 261- Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste; and
- Its marketing claims conform with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims.
- Its products contain materials that may conform with the Material & Resources criteria for Recycled Content for building products according to the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building rating system.
