Nordic Ecolabelling of Copy and printing paper - supplementary module

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1 rdic Ecoabeing of Copy and printing paper - suppementary modue Version June June 2019

2 Content What is rdic Ecoabeed copy and printing paper? 3 Why choose the rdic Ecoabe? 3 What can carry the rdic Ecoabe? 4 How to appy 4 What are the requirements of the rdic Ecoabe? 6 1 Environmenta requirements 6 2 Quaity and reguatory requirements 7 Marketing 9 Design of the rdic Ecoabe 9 Vaidity of the criteria document 9 Appendix 1 Information about the paper Appendix 2 Marketing of ecoabeed copy and printing paper - remowed appendix 044 Copy and printing paper, version 4.2, 5 vember 2015 This document is a transation of an origina in Swedish. In case of dispute, the origina document shoud be taken as authoritative. Addresses In 1989, the rdic Counci of Ministers decided to introduce a vountary officia ecoabe, the Swan. These organisations/companies operate the rdic ecoabeing system on behaf of their own country s government. For more information, see the websites. Denmark Ecoabeing Denmark Danish Standards Foundation Portand Towers Göteborg Pads 1 DK-2150 rdhavn Phone Fax E-mai: info@ecoabe.dk Sweden Ecoabeing Sweden Box SE Stockhom Phone E-mai: svanen@ecoabe.se rway Ecoabeing rway Henrik Ibsens gate 20 NO-0255 Oso Phone E-mai: info@ecoabe.no Finand Ecoabeing Finand Box 489 FIN Hesinki Phone E-mai: joutsen@ecoabe.fi Iceand Ecoabeing Iceand Umhverfisstofnun Suðurandsbraut 24 IS-108 Reykjavik Phone Fax E-mai: svanurinn@ust.is This document may ony be copied in its entirety and without any kind of ateration. It may be quoted from provided that rdic Ecoabeing is stated as the source.

3 What is rdic Ecoabeed copy and printing paper? The rdic Ecoabe is an officia eco-abe with absoute requirements. rdic Ecoabeed papers have ess impact on the environment than most other papers in their product groups and the rdic Ecoabe signifies that the product fufis strict environmenta requirements. This means that the paper has minimum environmenta impact with regard to production, use and waste. This is achieved by using certified raw materias, by imiting the use of environmentay harmfu chemicas, by producing ow emissions to air and water and by reducing energy consumption. rdic Ecoabeing s environmenta requirements provide individua manufacturers guidance on how they can contribute to the deveopment of an ecoogicay sustainabe society. The rdic Ecoabe on a paper product confirms that resources have been used efficienty and that environmentay suitabe production methods have been empoyed. The raw materias used in the product have been evauated by rdic Ecoabeing and ony raw materias of the highest quaity in environmenta terms may be used in rdic Ecoabeed products. Why choose the rdic Ecoabe? The rdic Ecoabe is a performance standard with absoute requirements. The rdic Ecoabe is a cost-effective and simpe means of communicating environmenta work and commitment. The rdic Ecoabe enjoys high credibiity and famiiarity in the rdic countries. Recognition of the rdic Ecoabe in 2010 was 98% in Sweden, 95% in rway, 88% in Finand, 93% in Denmark and 73% in Iceand. Environmenta issues are compex. It can take a ong time and extensive resources to gain an understanding of a specific area. rdic Ecoabeing faciitates this work. The rdic Ecoabe aso sets requirements on quaity and recycabiity. This means that a rdic Ecoabe icence can aso be seen as a mark of quaity. A rdic Ecoabe aows manufacturers to communicate to purchasers in the pubic and private sector that the manufacturer is environmentay conscious. rdic Ecoabeing of Copy and printing paper (9)

4 What can carry the rdic Ecoabe? The product group of copy and printing paper incudes the foowing types of paper: Wood-based and wood-free unconverted copying and printing paper that is made from chemica and/or mechanica pup and/or recyced fibre for writing, printing and copying. The foowing boards made from chemica and/or mechanica pup and/or recyced fibre can aso be rdic Ecoabeed. Cardboard: Soid beach board (SBB), soid beached suphate (SBS) and soid unbeached board (SUB). Foding boxboard (FBB) White ined chipboard (WLC) Ony paper with a distinct trade name can be ecoabeed. Paper with a trade name that may appear on both ecoabeed and non-ecoabeed paper is not eigibe for rdic Ecoabeing. These criteria do not appy to tissue paper, greaseproof paper, coffee fiters, cardboard (other than the aforementioned), kraft paper or sack paper. This criteria document may aso be used to document that the paper fufis the environmenta requirements for paper that is used for rdic Ecoabeed printed matter. How to appy rdic Ecoabeing requirements for paper products are subdivided into a basic modue, a chemica modue and suppementary modues for various product areas. The basic modue sets out requirements for paper and pup manufacturing, whie the chemica modue contains requirements in respect of chemicas. The various suppementary modues contain requirements specific to the product group in question. If the requirement eves differ between modues, the eve specified in the suppementary modue aways appies. This suppementary modue appies to copy and printing paper. te that the imit vaues on energy consumption in this suppementary modue are more stringent than those stipuated in the basic modue. Each requirement is marked with the etter R (requirement) and a number. A the requirements in this document and the reevant requirements in the basic modue (ver. 2) and chemica modue (ver. 2) must be met before a icence may be granted. Appications are to be submitted with the aid of the eectronic appication aid on My Swan Account. If the manufacturer operates other reporting systems, such as EMAS, ISO or reports to reguatory authorities, these can be approved if they are sufficienty specific to the product and if the basis for cacuation is as specified in the criteria. rdic Ecoabeing of Copy and printing paper (9)

5 Icons in the text The text describes how the appicant sha demonstrate fufiment of each requirement. There are aso icons in the text to make this cearer. These icons are: ( Encose Appication Appications sha be sent to rdic Ecoabeing in the country in which the product is to be sod, see the address ist on page 2. Appications consist in an appication form and a competed eectronic appication aid with upoaded documentation of compiance (as specified in the requirements). My Swan Account can be accessed via the internet addresses shown on page 2 of this document or via Further information and assistance may be avaiabe. Visit the website of the reevant nationa ecoabeing body for more information. On-site inspection During the appication process, rdic Ecoabeing performs on-site inspections to ensure adherence to the requirements. For the purposes of this inspection, data used for cacuations, origina copies of submitted certificates, test records, purchase statistics, and simiar documents that support the appication must be avaiabe for examination. Costs An appication fee is charged to companies appying for a icence. There is an additiona annua fee based on the revenues produced by the paper carrying the rdic Ecoabe. Enquiries Pease contact rdic Ecoabeing if you have any queries or require further information. See page 2 for addresses. rdic Ecoabeing of Copy and printing paper (9)

6 What are the requirements of the rdic Ecoabe? These requirements ony appy to the parts of production reevant to the rdic Ecoabe. The requirements refer to the basic modue and chemica modue for paper products, which may be downoaded from the nationa rdic Ecoabe website. The award of a rdic Ecoabe icence requires: That a obigatory requirements must be fufied. rdic Ecoabeing must inspect the production site. 1 Environmenta requirements R1 Information about the paper Specify the name of the paper manufacturer. Specify the trademark/trade name of the product, grade and weight (g/m 2 ). Is the paper sod in sheets or on ros? The information can be provided using Appendix 1 in this document. ( Overview of the above points. Appendix 1 can be used for documentation purposes. Representative product sampes are to be suppied upon request from rdic Ecoabeing. Are the requirements met? R2 Basic and chemica modues (ver. 2) Specify whether the paper/pup quaity has aready been approved by rdic Ecoabeing in accordance with the basic modue and the chemica modue. If yes, state when and by which secretariat. If no, a the requirements in the basic modue and the chemica modue must be fufied. The documentation required from the pup and paper mi are to be submitted with the aid of the eectronic appication aid on My Swan Account. ( Overview of the above points. R3 Energy requirements copy and printing paper Maximum tota eectricity and fue scores for rdic Ecoabeed copy and printing paper. P eectricity(tota) < 1.15 P fue(tota) < 1.15 The energy score is cacuated with the aid of a technica description of the production processes, where the energy consumption is compared to reference vaues for production. A more detaied description of documentation requirements and cacuation methods is provided in version 2 of the basic modue, in which P eectricity and P fue are aso defined. P eectricity(tota) and P fue(tota) incude the energy scores from production of both paper and the constituent pups. ( Cacuations in accordance with Appendix 2 of the basic modue (version 2) showing compiance with the imit vaues. rdic Ecoabeing aso provides a spreadsheet that is to be used for these cacuations. rdic Ecoabeing of Copy and printing paper (9)

7 R4 Energy requirements for specia paper and niche products Maximum tota energy score for the production of specia paper and niche products: P eectricity(tota) < 1.25 P fue(tota) < 1.25 Definition of specia paper and niche products: The production of specia paper/niche products must fufi the foowing conditions: 1. Production capacity must not exceed 10 tonnes/day, based on annua figures. 2. Production quantities must not exceed 10 tonnes/day, based on annua figures. 3. Production requires the paper machine s pump system to be emptied so often that the resetting time (time required to change paper quaity) is at east 7% of the net production time. If this exemption rue is used for a paper mi or integrated mi, the emission figures for other paper or pup production must not incude emissions that stem from one or more paper making ines incuded in this specia paper production. This exemption may ony be used for paper making ines that fufi items 1, 2 or 3. This exemption rue may not be used as part of the cacuation of the mean vaue for various paper making ines. P eectricity(tota) and P fue(tota) incude the energy scores from paper production and the pups that are used. A more detaied description of how the energy scores are cacuated is provided in the basic modue (version 2). ( Cacuations, performed according to Appendix 2 of the basic modue (version 2), demonstrating compiance with points score imits. 2 Quaity and reguatory requirements R5 Marketing The requirement is removed as decided by the Board of Directors 17 vember Are the requirements met? R6 Take-back system Pertinent nationa producer responsibiity reguations, egisation and/or agreements within the sector regarding the recycing systems for products and packaging sha be met in the rdic countries in which the rdic Ecoabeed product is marketed. ( Decaration from the appicant regarding adherence to existing recycing/ take-back agreements. rdic Ecoabeing of Copy and printing paper (9)

8 R7 Laws and reguations The icensee must guarantee adherence to safety reguations, working environment egisation, environmenta egisation and conditions/concessions specific to the operations at a sites where the rdic Ecoabeed paper is manufactured. documentation is required, but rdic Ecoabeing may revoke the icence if the requirement is not fufied. R8 Quaity and environmenta assurance The appicant is responsibe for ensuring that the quaity of the rdic Ecoabeed product is maintained throughout the period of vaidity of the icence. If the paper manufacturer appies for or hods a rdic Ecoabe icence, this requirement on environmenta and quaity assurance sha be documented using the basic modue (version 2), requirements R5-R6. If the appicant or icensee is not the paper manufacturer, the foowing sha be fufied: A requirements in the ecoabeing criteria that are reevant for the icence appicant are being met and that they are verifiabe during the vaidity period of the icence. The rdic Ecoabeed product can be traced throughout the entire production process from raw materia to finished product. Unforeseen non-conformities or panned changes in production, which may affect the product s abiity to fufi the ecoabeing requirements, are reported to rdic Ecoabeing without deay. The icence appicant sha have a written permission from rdic Ecoabeing before carrying out any changes that may be of reevance for the fufiment of the ecoabeing requirements. Exampes of such changes are a change of recipe (pup mixture), exchanging raw materias and new production methods. A person in the organization is assigned the responsibiity and authority to guarantee that the requirements of the ecoabeing criteria are fufied. A contact person, responsibe for reporting to rdic Ecoabeing, is appointed. ( The requirements on environmenta and quaity assurance are documented using Appendix 5 of the basic modue (version 2). rdic Ecoabeing of Copy and printing paper (9)

9 Marketing The rdic Ecoabe is a very we-known and we-reputed trademark in the rdic region. A rdic Ecoabeed computer may be marketed using the Swan ecoabe so ong as the associated icence is vaid. The abe must be positioned so that there is no doubt as to what the abe refers and so that it is cear that the computer is ecoabeed. More information on marketing can be found in Reguations for the rdic Ecoabeing of products of 22 June 2011 or ater version. Design of the rdic Ecoabe The design of the Ecoabe and the aocated ID number (shown as ) sha have the foowing design: The subtext Copy paper, Printing paper or Cardboard, as reevant, may aso be used. The ecoabe sha be found both on the ream cover and on the box. Vaidity of the criteria document rdic Ecoabeing adopted version 4 of the criteria for copy and printing paper on 22 June The criteria are vaid unti 30 June On 15 May 2013, the Secretariat Manager Meeting decided to proong the vaidity of the criteria with two years. The new version is caed 4.1 and it is vaid unti 30 June On 5 vember 2015 the rdic Ecoabeing board decided to proong the vaidity of the criteria document with three years. Some minor editoria changes were aso introduced. On 17 vember 2014 the Board of Directors decided to remove requirement R5 Marketing. The new version is caed 4.2 and it is vaid unti 30 June During the period of vaidity, the rdic Ecoabeing Board may correct, carify and/or extend the criteria by pubishing a new version of the document. This wi not normay affect icences aready granted. The rdic Ecoabeing Board sha announce new criteria at east 12 months in advance of the end of the period of vaidity. rdic Ecoabeing of Copy and printing paper (9)

10 Appendix 1 Information about the paper GENERAL INFORMATION Name of icensee/appicant: Address: Name of paper manufacturer: INFORMATION ON THE PAPER Trade name: Grade: At east one of the foowing types must be checked: Office paper for: Copy paper Laser Four-coour copying and ink-jet Cooured paper Labes Other: Graphic paper for: Digita printing Offset Cardboard News print Other: Weight (g/m 2 ) Is the paper sod in sheets or on ros? Sheet size (smaest, greatest): Coating: The paper is Coated Uncoated Archive grade (vountary information): Does the paper fufi ISO 9706 (Information and documentation - Paper for documents Requirements for permanence)? Other aspects (e.g. runnabiity or printabiity) rdic Ecoabeing of Copy and printing paper - 4

11 Appendix 2 Marketing of ecoabeed copy and printing paper The appendix is removed as decided by the Board of Directors 17 vember rdic Ecoabeing of Copy and printing paper - 4