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ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

CBP is mandated by legislation, and executive order to purchase products that are good for the environment. Below are minimum requirements for paper products, bathroom and facial tissue, napkins, industrial wipes, and trash liners that must be used by contractors in a CBP service contact.

Paper Products:

Paper products include bathroom and facial tissue, paper towels, napkins, and general-purpose industrial wipes. The products must contain the minimum requirements shown below:

Recovered Fiber Content Levels for Sanitary Tissue Products

Item
Post-consumer Fiber (%):
Recovered Fiber (%):
Bathroom Tissue
20-60
20-100
Paper Towels
40-60
40-100
Paper Napkins
30-60
30-100
Facial Tissue
10-15
10-100
General Purpose Industrial Wipes
40
40-100

Plastic Trash Liners:

Plastic trash can liners, are widely available with recovered material content including HDPE, LDPE, AND LLDPE. The trash liners must meet the minimum requirements shown below:

Recovered Materials Content Levels for Plastic Trash Bags ¹

Product:
Material (%):
Post-consumer Content
Plastic Trash Bags
Plastic
10-100

¹Recommendation does not preclude purchasing a trash bag manufactured using another material, such as paper. It merely recommends that when purchasing plastic trash bags, purchase items made from recovered materials.

Website: http://www.epa.gov/cpg/products/tissue.htm

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