A2 - Compliance Requirements - Recycled Materials

Entities involved in Material Collection, Material Concentration, and Material Recycling of inputs to be used in RCS certified products must submit declarations for the materials they are supplying. Entities may handle one or multiple of these stages. Certification to the RCS is required for entities involved in    Material Recycling.  To summarize:

• Material Collection: random audits; self-declaration

• Material Concentration: random audits; self-declaration

• Material Recycling: full RCS certification; transaction certificates

• Production and Trading: full RCS certification, with exceptions for subcontractors and low

volume traders; transaction certificates The requirements for each stage up to and including recycling are as follows:

A2.1 Material Collection

A2.1a Entities involved in Material Collection are not subject to RCS certification and materials from the collection stage may not claim to be certified to the RCS.

A2.1b Entities involved in Material Collection (as defined in A1.2a), with the exception of individuals,are required to submit the Reclaimed Material Declaration Form (see Appendix A). The

1 This excerpt is taken from ISO 14021:1999, section 7.8.1.1, subsection c on page 14, with the permission of ANSI on behalf of ISO. . ISO 2013 – All rights reserved.

2 This excerpt is taken from ISO 14021:1999, section 7.8.1.1, subsection a.2 on page 14, with the permission of ANSI on behalf of ISO. . ISO 2013 – All rights reserved.

3 This excerpt is taken from ISO 14021:1999, section 7.8.1.1, subsection a.1 on page 14, with the permission of ANSI on behalf of ISO. . ISO 2013 – All rights reserved.

4 For a detailed interpretation of pre-consumer recycled content, please refer to the Content Claim Standard Implementation Manual, page 19.

5 This excerpt is taken from ISO 14021:1999, section 7.8.1.1, subsection b on page 14, with the permission of ANSI on behalf of ISO. . ISO 2013– All rights reserved

Reclaimed Material Declaration Form must be submitted to consignees on an annual basis for all reclaimed materials being supplied for use in RCS products. The Reclaimed Material Declaration Form declares that the facility will allow inspections with a minimum of 3 days notice by Certification Bodies accredited to the RCS.