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EPA Rrecycled Content Levels

Designated EPA Recycled Content Levels

 

Product Required Recycled Content
PAPER PRODUCTS
Paper (all forms of office paper, Cover stock, envelopes, manilla folders) 20% post-consumer or 50% recycled
Paper Napkins 30% post-consumer
Paper Towels 40% post-consumer
Facial Tissue 10% post-consumer
Toliet Tissue 20% post-consumer
NON PAPER PRODUCTS
Binders - Paperboard 75% post-consumer
Binders - Plastic 25% recycled
Destop Accessories - Plastic 25% post-consumer polystyrene
Recycling Containers - Office

20% post-consumer plastic or
25% post-consumer steel

Toner Cartridges Recharged/manufactured-need DiNippon drums to provide good product
Trash Bags - Plastic 10% post-consumer
Trash Receptacles - Office 20% post-consumer plastic or
25% post consumer steel
BUILDING INSULATION
Cellulose Loose Fill and Spray On 75% post-consumer paper
Fiberglass 20% glass cullet
Foam-in-place 5% recycled
Glass Fiver Reiforced 6% recycled
Perlite Composite Board 23% post-consumer paper
Phenolic Rigid Foam 5% recycled
Plastic Rigid Foam,
Rolyisocyanurate/Polyurethane Rigid Foam
9% recycled
Rock Wool 75% slag
CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS
Carpet - Polyester 25% PET
Cement and Concrete Possible 0-40% coal fly ash
25-50% ground granulated blast furnace slag
Fiberboard - Structural 80% recycled
Floor Tiles and Patio Blocks 90% post-consumer rubber or
90% recycled plastic
Paperboard - Laminated 100% post-consumer
LANDSCAPING PRODUCTS
Hydraulic Mulch 100% post-consumer paper-based or
100% recovered wood/paper wood-based
Yard Trimmings - Compost Composting and sue of compost instead of fertilizers and soil amendments recommended.
PARK AND RECREATION PRODUCTS
Playground Surfaces, Running Tracks 90% rubber or plastic
TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS
Traffic Barricades 80% post-consumer HDPE, LDPE, PET, Steel or
100% fiberglass
Traffic Cones 50% crumb rubber, LDPE, PVC
VEHICULAR PRODUCTS
Engine Coolants Reclaimed with only one base chemical
Lubricating Oil 23% re-refined
Retread Tires Should meet Federal Specification ZZ-T-381

 

Last Updated 12/19/2011 2:44 PM