Showcase Sustainability with Recycled Content Certification
SCS has been certifying recycled content in products for 35 years. This year, important updates were made to our standard in Version 8.0. SCS Recycled Content Certification independently verifies the percentage of a product or material that is derived from recycled content. Certification is for product or material manufacturers that use post-consumer or pre-consumer recycled content and want to make a verified claim. Recycled content certification can be achieved for product feedstocks and products in many industries including: building materials, packaging, plastic goods, textiles, jewelry, metal, electronics, home goods, wood, paper and more.
Recycled Content Certification demonstrates commitment to making environmentally conscious products and conserving natural resources. Using recycled content helps minimize environmental impacts by reducing extraction of new raw materials and reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills. Reusing materials supports a circular economy and reduces the overall environmental footprint of a product. This certification also helps organizations meet retailer requirements, stand out in their markets, qualify for inclusion in environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP) programs like GSA and EPA as well as contribute to green building schemes like LEED.
Important updates in Version 8.0 of the standard include:
- A minimum of 5% recycled content for eligibility
- Option to achieve certification using a mass balance chain-of-custody system
- Addition of chemically recycled content
- Recognition of external certification programs such as ISCC, FSC, the Textile Exchange Recycled Claim Standard and more
To achieve certification, SCS conducts an independent third-party audit of the organization and the product(s) with recycled content. The audit checks for manufacturing data, processes, chain of custody procedures, material quantification and mass-balance calculations to determine conformance to the SCS Recycled Content Standard.
SCS is now an Endorsed Certifier for The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR).
Read the press release about a rise in certification of plastic postconsumer resin. Ask us about certifying your PCR.
Why SCS Global Services?
With over 40 years of experience in third-party certification, SCS is a trusted global leader in certification, verification and auditing. SCS led the industry in recycled content certification introducing the first version of its standard in 1989 to answer the growing need to quantify recycled content in a wide range of products. Fast forward 35 years and while recycling methods have evolved, the certification still remains one of the most well understood sustainability claims available today. Companies can count on SCS to deliver the most comprehensive assessment and certification for Recycled Content in the market today which helps them tell a sustainability story about the products they manufacture.
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