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Recycled paper

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-023443

EPA does not defined this term. According to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Guides for Environmental Marketing Claims, a paper can be called "recycled" only if it contains 100 percent postconsumer recovered fiber. If the postconsumer content is less than 100 percent, the paper should be called "recycled-content" paper.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-023443
FieldEnvironment
SubjectLand, waste and cleanup
ReferencesPaper Recycling Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023443",
  "term": "Recycled paper",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Recycled Paper",
  "definition": "EPA does not defined this term. According to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Guides for Environmental Marketing Claims, a paper can be called \"recycled\" only if it contains 100 percent postconsumer recovered fiber. If the postconsumer content is less than 100 percent, the paper should be called \"recycled-content\" paper.",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Paper Recycling Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/recycled-paper/"
}

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