101V1CriteriaB

Eco Mark Product Category No.101 “Bags/Suitcases Version1. 11”
Certification Criteria

Category B “Fabric Shopping Bags and Tote Bags”
Japan Environment Association
Eco Mark Office
1. Purpose of Establishing Criteria
Omitted.
2. Applicable Scope
Shopping bags, tote bags and wrapping cloth having 50% or more of theirouter surface area (excluding the part covered by any flap and before
attaching any handle or other accessories) made of cloth or fabric .
3. Terminology
Cotton linterShopping bags

Prescription constituent

Tote bags
Recycling
Pre-consumer material

Post-consumer material:
Unused fibers

The fuzz of cotton fibers that start to emerge
from the plant four to twelve days after
flowering
Cloth handbags that can be used repeatedly
to replace paper bags, plastic bags, andother packaging bags provided by retailers
and other stores when shopping.
Material components added for intended
purpose to give any characteristics to the
products. Impurities that are technicallyunavoidable in the manufacturing process
are not included.
Simple cloth handbag for carrying things in.
Material recycling and Chemical recycling.
Energy recovery (thermal recycling) shallnot be included.
Waste diverted from the waste stream in the
product manufacturing process. However,this excludes wastes that are recycled in thesame process
Materials or products disposed after use.
Fibers using unused materials such as cotton
linters, staples produced during spinning(thread that cannot be used as the same
grade, or ones that require some processing
when used), fibers extracted from waste
plant fiber materials (banana fiber, etc.),
etc.

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Recycled fibers

Recovered fibers

Reclaimed fibers

Chemically recycled
fiber

Recycled polymer fiber

Fiber-based recycled
fibersBiomass

Fibers recycled from pre-consumer and postconsumer materials. Depending on therecycling method, there are reclaimed fibers,
recycled polymer fibers, chemically recycled
fibers and other recycled fibers (fibers
directly recycled from recovered fiber by
twisting, cutting, tearing, etc.).
Waste fiber products including used clothingthat have become unnecessary. It refers to"wasted clothing", which is the used clothing
and used cloth material collected from homes
and plants. This term also means "wasted
fibers", which are generated frommanufacturing processes such as thread
wastes from a weaving mill and cutting
wastes from a sewing plant.
Fiber which returned to flocculating fiber byraveling a recovered fiber of pre -consumer
and post-consumer material with Rag
machines
Fibers consisting of polymer frompolymerizing monomers obtained bydepolymerizing the polymers of regenerated
materials of synthetic resin, or synthetic
fibers such as nylon and polyester.
Fibers recycled from synthetic resin or
recycled materials of synthetic fibers
without changing polymer structure using
recycled flakes or pellets.
Recycled fibers whose main contents arerecovered fibers from recycled polymer fibers
or chemically recycled fibers. Although
recovered fibers from pre -consumer and post consumer materials may be consideredmaterials, they shall only be applied in theevent of using recovered fibers from post consumer materials to be recycled. If maj ormaterials of regenerated materials, which
are put through a series of recycled
processes for the formation of fibers arerecovered fibers, even when only a part of
the regenerated materials include waste
plastic, the total amount of regenerated
materials included can be considered
recovered fiber-based.
Biomass is a term originally used in ecology
to describe the amount (mass) of livingorganisms (bio). In this certification criteria,
it refers to resources that are organic
matter-derived from plants and animals,

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excluding fossil fuels.
Bio-based synthetic
fiber
Bio-based plastic

Bio-based synthetic
polymer content

Cellulosic chemical fiber

Forest certification
systemCredit method

Synthetic fiber whose material is bio -based
plastic
Plastics made from bio -based synthetic
polymer using renewable organic resources
such as plants as raw materials and thosethat use plants as raw materials are also
referred to as plant -based plastics. Those are
Polyethylene (PE), polyethylene
terephthalate (PET), polylactic acid (PLA),
and polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT),
and others.
* plastics whose bio-based carbon content ismeasured according to the 14C method
defined in ISO 16620-2 or ASTM D6866 -05
Content of bio-based material included inbio-based synthetic fibers that account for a
product (or a designated section bycertification criteria). Means bio -based
synthetic polymer content defined by ISO
16620-1 3.1.5 (Original sentence: bio -based
synthetic polymer content： amount of biobased synthetic polymer present in the
product)
Fiber (regenerated fiber) returned to aprevious structural polymer, as well as fiber
generated after treating and dissolving by achemical agent using natura l polymer(cellulose) as a material or fiber(semisynthetic fiber) whose material was
made by combining a chemical agent with anatural polymer. Cupra, rayon, polynosic,
etc. are regenerated fibers, and acetate,
triacetate, etc. are semisynthetic fibers.
A system to evaluate and certify forest
management standards of an operator who
manages forests by a third party based onstandards stipulated by an independent
forest certification organization (cited from
“Guideline for Verifi cation on Legality andSustainability of Wood and Wood Products”
Forestry Agency,(February 15, 2006)) .
This means a method to deem Certified
forest wood are equally used for individual
products based on the amount of forest
certification materials and other materials
that were used for entire products produced
in a certain period of time, whether blended
or not, for individual products (cited from

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Waste plant fiber
material
Ozone bleaching“Basic Policy on Promoting Green
Purchasing” Ministry ofEnvironment,(February, 2015)”
Unused plant fibers including cane, etc.,
which are usually wasted, such as
agricultural residue generated in harvesting
and manufacturing process of crop.
A method for scouring and bleaching chemical
fibers by applyi ng oxidation bleaching actionof ozone and having ozone react with fibers at
lower temperatures than usual bleaching
method.

4. Certification Criteria and Certification Procedure
To show conformance to the individual criteria item, the respective AttachedCertificates shall be submitted.
4-1. Environmental Criteria and Certification Procedure(1)

The product shall conform to one of the following requirements a to g:a. The mass ratio of unused fiber or recycled fiber to the total mass of the
product (mass of fabric part excluding button, fastener, hook, sewing
thread and other small attachments , hereinafter referred as fabric partmass ratio) shall conform to the standard content rate specified in Table
1. When Eco Mark certified small attachments or resin materials such as
plastic parts are used, those recycled materials may be included in thecalculation of mass ratio.
Table 1 Standard content ratio against total product mass by fiber type
T yp e o f
Fib er
UnusedfibersRecycled
fibersSt an dard Con t ent R at e

10 % or o ver
Reclaimed fib er s
Recycled po l ymer
fiber s10 % or o ver
50 % or o ver
25 % or o ver

Che micall y recycled
fiber s50 % or o ver
25 % or o ver

Other r ec ycled fib er

50 % or o ver

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Unused material shall b e 10 % oro ver.
Recycled po l ymer as resin
co ntent shall b e 5 0 % or o ver.
Fo r fiber -based rec ycled fib ers,
the reco vered fiber -b asedrecycled p ol ymer shall b e 2 5 %or o ver.
Recycled mo no mer as mo no mer
co ntent shall b e 5 0 % or o ver.
Fo r fiber -based rec ycled fib ers,
the reco vered fiber -b asedrecycled p ol ymer shall b e 2 5 %or o ver.

101V1CriteriaB[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate.
In addition, the applicant or the manufacturer shall submit a certificate
indicating the mass ratio of the total mass in the entire product. They
shall submit a material certificate indicating the detai ls of unused/recycled

materials,

recycled

methods,

content

rate,

management

methods, etc. which was issued by the supplier of the fiber material.
When criteria for fiber-based recycled fibers are applied, amounts ofrecycled materials received (amounts

used) and their breakdown(recovered fiber, other waste plastic, etc.) and results from a recent year,
as well as their receiving system and results of recovered fiber frompost-consumer materials shall be reported. However, when spinning andweaving basic products and semi-manufactured products certified by Eco
Mark No.104 "Household Textile Products Version3" are used, theindication of the "Product name (Product brand name)", "Certification
number" and "Model (product number)" in relation to the cloth, e tc. in
the attached certificate may be substituted for a materials certificate.
b. The main material that consist of 70% or more of the total mass of theentire product (the mass of the fiber portions) is cotton, Efforts to reduceenergy use (CO 2 emissions) required for processing without increasing theamount of chemical substance used compared to existing processes (alkali
scouring,

chlorine-based

bleachingorhydrogenperoxide(alkali)bleaching) during the desizing process, scouring and bleach ing have been
done (efforts in either process are acceptable if use is reduced in the entire
process). And shall be non-bleaching (non-scouring, oxygen scouring, etc.
without a bleaching process) or oxygen based bleaching (hydrogen
peroxide or ozone, etc.) during the bleaching process and a fluorescent
whitening processing shall not be used.
- Chemical substances in Table 2 that are hazardous to the water
environment shall not be used during desizing and scouring in the caseof non-bleaching.
- Chemical substances in Table 2 that are hazardous to the water
environment shall not be used in principle, excluding chemical bleaching
agents during the process of desizing and scouring in the case of oxygen
based bleaching. However, only if the amount of CO 2 emissions a rereduced by 30% compared to the existing process (alkaline scouring,

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101V1CriteriaBhydrogen peroxide (alkaline) scouring), chemical substances that arehazardous to the water environment, and were used in the existingprocess, may be used by reducing the amount used a nd by not leaving
any residue of the corresponding elements in the fibers and discharged
water.
Table 2 Chemical substances hazardous to inhabitants of the water
environment.
Che mical sub stances hazard o us to the water enviro nment shall b e classified as fo llo ws:-T he classificatio n accor ding to "Glob ally Harmo nized S yste m o f Classificatio n andLabeling o f Che micals"【 GHS】
H40 0： Stro ng p o iso no us tendenc y to inhab itants o f the water enviro n men t
H41 0： Extre mely str o ng po iso no us tend ency to the water enviro n ment d ue to lo ng term infl uence
H41 1： P o iso no us tenden cy to inhabitants o f the water enviro nment d ue to lo ng -term
influence-T he classificatio n b ased o n EU "Risk p hrase (Directio n 67 /5 48EEC)"【 R p hrase】
R50 : Has stro ng po iso no us tend ency to inhab itants o f the w ater enviro nment
R51 : Has po iso no us tendenc y to inhab itants o f the water enviro n ment
R52 : Hazardo us to inhab itants o f the water env iro nment
R53 : Might incur a lo ng -ter m negative influenc e o n the water enviro n ment
Regarding che mical agents that are unclear in the ab o ve classificatio n, chemical agents
which meet the follo win g co nd itio ns, or o nes p ermitted b y the Glob al Org anic Textile
Stand ard ( GOT S) , may b e used.
Oral to xicity Co nfo r ms to LD50 >20 00 mg/kg as well as to either o f the fo llo wing:
Water enviro n ment inhabitant's to xicity LC5 0, EC50, IC50 >10 0 mg/L or mo reor
W hen b iod egr ad atio n is 70 % or mo re W ater enviro n ment inhab itant's to xicit y
LC50 、 EC5 0、 I C5 0>10 mg/LorW hen b iod egr ad atio n is 95 % or mo re W ater enviro n ment inhab itant's to xicit y
LC50 、 EC5 0、 I C5 0>1 mg/L
Samp le o f Med icinal Substances T hat Can b e Used
Enzyme , citric acid , acetic acid , gluco nic acid so da , calcined sod a , negative andpo sitive no nio nic activator s ( natural fatty acid o f pal mitic acid Na, o leic acid Na,stearic acid Na, taur ine acid NA, etc. or surfactants satisfying the abo ve
req uir ements)[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate.
In addition, A certificate indicating the mass ratio of the entire productregarding the mixture ratio for the entire product shall be submitted.
Efforts to reduce energy consumption during desizing, scouring andwhitening, and the types and amounts of chemical agents used by theoperator shall be submitted. If a chemical agent not found in a usablechemical agent is used, materials (safety data sheet (SDS), etc.), which

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indicates that it does not correspond to hazardous properties shown on
Table 2 shall also be submitted. If the case corresponds to a reductionof CO 2 emissions by 30% or more, a description of the comparative
results of CO 2 emissions, as well as the processing of chemical
substances hazardous to inhabitants of the water environment shall be
submitted.
c. The main material that consist of 70% or more of the total mass of theentire product (the mass of the fiber portions) is cotton . Organic cotton
certified by a third-party in the entire product's total mass (the mass offiber portions) shall be 30% or more. Traceability of organic cottons shallbe obtained, and certif ication for products, or for threads and cloths thatare directly supplied to the manufacturer of the products applying for
certification, shall be possible. The requirements to be organic shall becomplied with the equivalent basic requirements of EC Regu lations,
USDA/NOP (U.S.Department of Agriculture National Organic Program) or
IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements)
Certified Program, and shall include organic cottons during the transition
stage.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate.
A certificate indicating the mass ratio of the entire product regarding
the mixture ratio for the entire product shall be submitted.
In addition, the certificate, as well as those certi fied by a third-party,
for the mass ratio of orga nic cotton shall be submitted. If the productapplying for certification has not yet been certified, the certified
document for fiber materials after the cloth phase and the certificate
which describes the s hipment status (transaction certificate, etc.) of thecertified materials and their usage ratio and management method shallbe submitted.
d. Products shall be duly collected, and reused or recycled after use and shallmeet the following requirements 1) and 2). In addition, products shallvoluntarily meet requirement 3).
1) The applicant shall have a mechanism for collecting and recycling
unwanted used products. Products shall have been designed by morethan 70% materials that can be recycled by the syst em. Portions of

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products that cannot be recycled shall be subject to energy recovery byan eco-friendly method.
2) The product body shall carry indication that it will be collected andreused or recycled after use and contact information, if a user reques ts
for recovery. If the information can be easily disseminated because asale destination is specified, etc., the indication in a catalog or web page,etc., may replace this requirement.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicat ed in the Attached Certificate.
For 1), a copy of certificate, etc. of the extensive authorization systemshall be submitted as an indication that a recycling system stipulated
in the Appendix has been implemented (collection system, processing
capacity, processing contents, product design that makes recycling
easy, etc.). Details that indicate the results of collection and recycling
shall also be submitted. In addition, a certificate indicating of thematerial constitution and the ratio of recyclable mate rials by eachproduct applying for certification, shall be submitted.
For 2), an indication for publicizing collection shall be submitted(indication of environment information below the Eco Mark, name ofan Eco Mark licensee, indication of a certification number, etc.).
Regarding the replacement of an indication when the information canbe easily disseminated , the reason shall be explained.
e. The content ratio of bio -based synthetic polymer in the total mass of theentire product (the mass of the fiber portions) shall be 10% or more. Also,
the mass ratio of bio-based synthetic fiber in the total mass of the entire
product (the mass of the fiber portions) shall be 25% or more. In addition,
if bio-based plastic is used for resin materials such as small accessories
and plastic parts, etc., such bio-based plastic (material resin) portions
may be added to the calculation of the bio -based synthetic po lymer content
ratio and bio-based synthetic fibers mass ratio as bio-based synthetic
fibers.
Regarding bio-based synthetic fibers and bio-based plastic (raw resin) usedshall satisfy the requirements of 1) and 2).
1) Sustainability of biomass mixed into p lastic as raw material shall meetthe requirements of Appendix 1(a) “Sustainability checklist of bio -based
plastics (raw resin)” and the supply chains of the biomass shall be

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101V1CriteriaBidentified. If the biomass material has underwent third -party audit or
certificationforsustainability(aninternationalsustainability

certification for plastics, etc.), the result of audit or certification may
be submitted as evidence instead of Appendix 1(a).
2) It shall be confirmed through life cycle assessment (LCA) that the bio based plastic (raw resin) does not cause an increase of GHG emissions(in terms of CO 2 ) throughout the product life cycle in comparison witha resin to replace with.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Ce rtificate.
In addition, the applicant or the manufacturer shall submit a certificate
indicating the bio -based synthetic polymer content ratio and the mass
ratio of bio-based synthetic fibers in the entire product, as well as acertificate

indicating

bio -based

synthetic

polymer

content

ratio

calculated by a fiber material supplier or a raw resin supplier. For the
bio-based plastic (raw resin) thereof, measurement results of the bio based synthetic polymer content calculated with the method specified
using bio-based carbon content in ISO 16620 -3, using measurement
results of the bio-based carbon content and element composition byaccording to the 1 4 C method specified in ISO 16620 -2 or ASTM D6866-05
shall be mentioned. Should there be any deviation of 10% or hi gher
between the measurement results and the bio -based synthetic polymer
content rate in the standard, a description of a reason(s) therefor shallalso be included. The measurement results of the bio -based carbon
content rate shall be submitted as an attac hed document.
In addition, for appropriate maintenance of the bio -based synthetic
polymer content rate after certification, any of the following certificatesissued by a raw resin supplier (including a dealer) shall be submitted.
- An explanatory document stating that measurements of thebio -basedcarbon polymer content rate will be regularly carried out, and thatmeasurement results can be disclosed as per a request of the Eco Mark
Office; and- A certificate that the Applicant has been audited or certifi ed by a third
party for management of the bio -based synthetic polymer content rate.
The following shall be submitted with regard to the requirements of 1)
and 2) for the bio-based plastic (raw resin) to be used for bio-based
synthetic fibers.

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101V1CriteriaB1) An applicant shall submit documents on the source of biomass
material (a cultivation area (country, state, city, etc.), a generation
process of waste and residues, etc.), a manufacturing flowchart (ofraw resin) (describe the name of manufacturers of fundamental
chemicals (monomers), polymers, etc.), and checklists or an evidenceof a third-party audit or certification.
To the application for Eco Mark certification of products containing
bio-based plastics or biomass materials that have never been certified
for use, Eco Mark Office may request the applicant (or the plastic
supplier) to provide information on the chemical composition of the
products (see Appendix 1(b)).
2) The applicant shall submit the result of LCA conducted by a third party. (An applicant shall provide the LCA result and the calculation
conditions.

If

the

applicanthasunderwent

LCA

under

an

international sustainability certification scheme for plastics, it may
submit the data instead. The applicant may submit an academic paper
published on a journal as an evidence as long as the same materials
and/or manufacturing processes (sites) are mentioned in the paper as
those used for the product applied for certific ation.)
However, when spinning and weaving basic products and intermediate
products certified by Eco Mark No.104 "Household Textile Products
Version 3" or No.105 "Textile Products for Industrial Use Version 3" areused, the indication of the "Product name (Product brand name)","Certification number" and "Model (product number)" in relation to thethread, cloth, etc. in the attached certificate may be substituted for thecertificate for a raw resin supplier (including a dealer) or a fiber
material supplier (measurement results of the bio -based synthetic
polymer content, Sustainability checklist of Bio -based Plastic (Raw
Resin), raw materials certificate ( bio-based synthetic fibers), etc.)..
f. The main material that consist of 70% or more of the total mass of theentire product (the mass of the fiber portions) is wool and the productshall conform to both 1) and 2) below.
1) Chromium system dyes are not to be used during the dyeing process. Or
an effort to reduce the use of chromium system dyes shall be ma de.
Products shall also meet the requirements of Table 3, and the emissions
processing of chromium shall be performed properly during the dyeing

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process (shall be 0.5mg/L or less of chromate compounds or abide bylegally stipulated values, whichever is mor e severe).
Table 3 Standard for elusion of heavy metal (chromium)
N ame of
Substancehex av ale nt
chro miumto talchro miumTarge t productInf ants (under 36
Adult (o ve r 36
mo nths o ld)
mo nths o ld), e tc.
0.5 mg /kg o r le ss
0.5 mg /kg o r le ss(De tection limit or(De tection limit
le ss)or le ss)
1mg /kg or le ss

2mg /kg or le ss

Te st me tho d
EN ISO1 05 -E0 4 -2 014
OekoTexEN ISO1 05 -E0 4 -2 014
OekoTex2) Concentration of pesticide used on animals producing raw wool (greasywool), before washing shall not exceed the limit value. Or either of thefollowing (i) or (ii) shall apply.
(i)Farmers specified in relation to more than 75% of targeted wool, andpesticide used on animals in Table 4 that are not used on target farms
and livestock, were confirmed based by a field examination.
(ii)Wool washing operators using a closed loop type water usage systemthat does not incur discharged waste water and degrades r esidue fromwool washing and pesticide used on animals in Table 4, is likely toremain as raw material in sludge from burning, manu factures recycled
products using residue and sludge from wool washing sites. This alsocollects energy in the burning process .
Table 4 Total limit value of the concentration of pesticide used on animals
Ty pe s of p e sticide use d on animals
γ - hex achlorocy clohex ane ( lindane), α -he x achlo ro cy clo he x ane,
β - hex achlorocyclohe xane , δ -he x achlo ro cy clohex ane , aldrin,
die ld rin, e nd rin, p,p ' - DD T, p,p'- DD D
Cy pe rme thrin,
de ltame thrin,
fenv alerate ,cy halo thrin,
flume thrin
Diazinon,prop e tampho s,chlorfe nv inpho s,
dichlo fenthio n,chlo rpy rip ho s, f enchlo rp ho s
Diflubenzuro n, trif lumuro n, dicy clanil

To tal limit
value
0.5 ppm

0.5 ppm
2 ppm
2 ppm

[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate.
In addition, a certificate indicating the mass ratio of the entire productregarding the mixture ratio for the entire product shall be submitted.

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For 1), non-usage certificate of chromium system dyes or test results ofeach color as well as materials describing drainag e water managementof the dye plant (water quality analysis result, etc.) issued by the plantshall be submitted.
For 2), test results (samples by country of origin or residues in relation
to all sale lots) according to the IWTO Test Method Draft59 shall be
submitted. Or a certificate of non -use of the related substance by the
agricultural producer, or the composition from the wool washing plant
and an inspection report that shows the degradation of pesticide usedon animals shall be submitted.
g. The main material that consist of 70% or more of the total mass of theentire product (the mass of the fiber portions) is cellulosic chemical fibers
and the product shall conform to both 1) and 2) below.
1) Regarding raw materials (cellulose) used for cellulosic chemical fibers,
70% or more of raw materials (cellulose) which is comprised of certified
forest wood (when recycled materials are considered items, such recycledmaterials are included) certified by a third -party, or comprised of cotton
linters, shall be used (shall meet this condition not as a calculated ratio
by credit method, but by the actual content rate of the products applying
for certification). When non -certified wood is used, raw wood shall be
legally valid in view of forestry laws in the countr y where it was
harvested
2) Chlorine gas shall not be used for bleaching pulp used for fiber
production. Solvent (Rayon: carbon disulfide, Cupra: copper ammonium,etc.) to be used in fiber production shall be properly managed by
preparing equipment to be r eused for collection or closed use.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate.
In addition, a certificate indicating the mass ratio of the entire productregarding the mixture ratio for the entire product shall be submitted.
For 1), a certificate of mass ratio, as well as one certifying the productby a third-party, shall be submitted (when wood other than certified
forest wood is used, wood to be used in the contents shall be confirmed
as legally valid and shall be a product covered by CoC certification.) If
the product applying for certification has not yet been certified, thecertified document of fiber contents after the thread phase and the

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certificate describing the shipment status (transaction certificate, etc.)of the certified contents use ratio and management method shall be
submitted. Regarding cotton linters, see certificate proce dures of 41(1)a. For 2), a certificate by the fiber manufacturer shall be submitted.
(2) Adequate consideration shall be given so that various proc essing ofproducts (mildew proofing, fluorescent whitening, flame retarding, softening,
sanitation, antimicrobial finishing, product bleaching) is limited to aminimum, products will not be subjected to excessive processing, and thatuse of any processing agent that is suspected to affect safety to human bodyshould be refrained voluntarily. Also, standard values in Table 5 shall bemet.
In the case of using antibacterial agents, the product shall be certified bysuch as the SEK Mark of Japan Textile Evalua tion Technology Council, etc.
Table 5. Standard for processing agents of fiber material
Name
Org anic mercury
co mpound
Triphe ny ltin
co mpound
Tributy ltin co mp ound
Die ld rin
D TTB

Criteria
Shall no t
de te cte d

APO
TD BPP
Bis (2,3dibro mo p rop y l)pho sp hate co mp oundPFO S
PFO SFPFO A
PFHx S

Shall no t bede te cte d

DEHP/ D BP/ BBP/DNO P/ DIN P/ D ID P

0.1w t% or le ss

be

30 p pm or le ss

Te st Me tho d
MHWOrdinance
No . 34

Co ncerne d Products
Pro ducts using
fung icide

MHW
Ordinance No .
34
Oe ko Tex
MHW
Ordinance No .
34

Pro ducts using wo o lpro ducts or
mo thpro ofing
ag ents
Pro ducts using firere tardant age nts

Shall no t beuse d[Certification Procedure]

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EN15777:2009MHL
no tificatio n No .
370
Oe ko Tex

Pro ducts using
fluo rine sy ste mwate r re pe lle nt
ag ents, oilrepe lle nt age nts o r
soil-re le ase
finishing age nts
Printed products
for small babie s

101V1CriteriaB

Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate.
In addition, the applicant or the manufacturer shall submit a certificate
indicating the processing or non -processing of the product. If a type ofprocessing or chemical agent that i s being considered is made or used, asafety data sheet which confirms the non -use of the substance in Table 5,
or a certified document of the test results, etc. shall be submitted. In thecase of using antimicrobial agents, documents certifying SEK of Jap an
Textile Evaluation Technology Council, etc. shall be submitted.
(3) The amount of formaldehyde in a product shall conform to a standard
value by an applicable product in Table 6.
Table6

Standards for formaldehyde content

Substance

Formald ehyd e

Inf ant(le ss than
24 months
old)

Not detected

Applie d product
Adult
(skin
co ntact ＊ 1 )75mg/kgmax

Adult(o thers)

Te st me tho d

300mg/kgmax

Mi nist eri al
Orde r No . 34 o f
the Mi nis t ry o f
He al t h a nd
Wel fa re
IS O/ TS 17 2 26
DIN 17 2 26

＊ 1 … P r o d u c t s t h a t a r e l i k e l y t o c o m e i n di r e c t c o n t a c t w i t h s k i n[Certification Procedure]
Test results by an independent organization or an own company shall be
submitted with respect to formaldehyde content in the product.
(4) For a dye and pigment to be used in the product, dyes and pigments andchrome defined in 1), 2), and 3) of Attachment 2 shall not be added as aprescription constituent. However, for chromium system dyes, if chromium
requirements stipulated in 4 -1.(1)f.1) are satisfied, it is acceptable.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate.
A certificate of non-use or test results issued by the dye plant (including
spin-dyeing and printing) shall be submitted. If the non-use of dyes,
pigment and chromate stipulated in 1), 2) and 3) of Attachment 1 at eachphase of the supply chain in relation to fiber materials excluding small

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accessories is confirmed by complying with voluntary standards (Japan
Textile Federation), regarding the non-use of hazardous substances onfiber products and management is implemented by clarifying traceability,a certificate (including a sample of the confirmed documents), which
describes the management method issued by the applicant or the
manufacturer is acceptable. In addition, if chromium is used for wool,
refer to certification procedure of 4-1.(1)f.1).
(5) In manufacturing the appl ying product, related environmental laws andregulations and pollution control agreement (hereinafter referred to as the“Environmental Laws, etc.”) must be followed with respect to air pollution,water contamination, noise, offensive odor, and emission of haz ardous
substances in the area where the plant performing the final manufacturing
process is located.
In addition, the state of compliance with the Environmental Laws, etc. forthe past five years from the date of application (whether there is any
violation) must be reported. If there is any violation, proper remedies andpreventive measures shall have been already taken, and the related
Environmental Laws, etc. must thereafter be followed appropriately.
[Certification Procedure]With respect to the complian ce with the Environmental Laws, etc. in thearea where the plant performing the final manufacturing process islocated, a certificate issued by the representative of the manufacturer of
the applying product or the relevant plant manager (entry or attachmen tof a list of names of the Environmental Laws, etc.) must be submitted.
In addition, the applicants shall report whether there is any violation in
the past five years, including a violation subject to administrative
punishment or administrative guidance, and if there is, the following
documents in a and b must be submitted:
a. With respect to the fact of violation, guidance documents fromadministrative agencies (including order of correction and warning)and copies of written answers (including those reporting causes andresults of correction) to such documents (clearly indi cating a seriesof communication);b. Following materials (copies of recording documents, etc.) concerning
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Laws, etc. in 1)-5):
1) List of the Environmental Laws, etc. related to the area where t heplant is located;
2) Implementation system (organizational chart with roles, etc.);
3) Bylaws stipulating retention of recording documents;
4) Recurrence prevention measures (future preventive measures);5) State of implementation based on recurrence pr evention measures(result of checking of the state of compliance, including the result of
onsite inspection).
(6) The product shall not use plastics containing halogens in the polymer
backbone (including resins as fibers in this item).
[Certification Procedure]
Use or not of plastics containing halogens in the polymer backbone shallbe indicated in the Attached Certificate.
(7) The plastic materials used in the packaging of the product shall not use
plastics containing halogens in the polymer backbone . The packaging of the
product refers to one sales unit toward a final consumer.
[Certification Procedure]
For packaging, use or not of plastics containing halogens in the polymer
backbone shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate.
4-2. Quality Criteria and Certification Procedure(8) T h e p r o d u c t q u a l i t y s h a l l c o n f o r m t o t h e a p p l i c a b l e v o l u n t a r ys t a n d a r d s a n d t h e l i k e o f t h e i n d u s t r y.
[Certification Procedure]
A certificate of the test result showing conformance with the applicablequality standards shall be submitted. In addition, a certificate issued by
the General Manager of the plant in which the product was produced shallbe submitted, stating that full quality control was made in the production
process and no violations have been committed.
5. Product Classification, Indication and Others(1) Product classification (application unit) shall be made by shopping bag/

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tote bag, by each brand name, by recycle fibers content rate or unused
fibers content rate defined in 4-1.(1)a. (Items of 20% or less difference incontent rate are referred as the same classification.
The product selecting standard content rate to total mass of entire
product cannot be applied under the same classification with the productselecting standard content rate to total mass of outer cloth, or by item bg. The product is not classified by product size or color.
(2) In principle, the Eco Mark shall be indicated on the product, the catalog,
etc. The Eco Mark licensees who own the Eco Mark products shall also
be allowed to indicate the description and the certification number as
before.

(Note for the indication)*For indicating the logo, Eco Mark certification number (eight -digit
number) or the name of the licensee using the logo shall be appeared.
* Such expression as “Eco Mark product” can be used following the 2.(2) of
the Guide to Eco Mark Usage.
“Eco

Mark

product”,“#Eco

Mark”,“www.ecomark.jp”,

“Eco

Mark

Certificate”*In accordance with “Environmental Labeling Guidelines” of the Ministryof the Environment of J apan, etc., the environmental claims of certified
products may be indicated in association with Eco Mark .
(https://www.env.go.jp/policy/hozen/green/ecolabel/guideline/ )*The Guide to Eco Mark Usage shall be followed for any cases not listed
above. (https://www.ecomark.jp/office/guideline/guide/ )August 27, 2007
August 21, 2008
April 28, 2009
April 20, 2010
March 1, 2011
November 1, 2011

Established(Version 1.0)
Revised 4-1(8) (Version1.1)
Revised (Versi on1.2)
Revised (Versi on1.3)
Revised (Versi on1.4)
Revised (Versi on1.5)

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July 13, 2012
April 1, 2016
April 1, 2017
September 1, 2017
March 1, 2021
February 1, 2023
August 1, 2024
August 31, 2027

Revised (Versi on1.6)
Revised (Versi on1.7),
extension of expiration
Revised (Versi on1.8),
Revised (Versi on1.9),
extension of expiration
Revised ( Version1.10)
Revised (Version1.11)
Expiration Date

The Certification Criteria for the Product Category will be revised whennecessary.

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Appendix1(a)Sustainability checklist of Bio-based Plastic (Raw Resin)No

Purpose1

Prevention of

Hasn’t the farm land where plants are□Confirmed the laws and regulations concerning the land conversion for

global warming,

cultivated been converted from valuable land

the site.

conservation ofin biodiversity or land with high carbon□Gained the understanding of the actual condition of the site through on-

the naturalstorage (forests, peatland, etc.) since 2008?

site investigation or hearings.

Request (Item that must be realized)

Subject

ecosystem
Farm land

Realized

Implementation Method (Check off all relevant items.)□Not converted□Defined and released the guideline for procurement of plants.

□Converted

Alternatively, conforming to the guideline of an independent third party.

□Not applicable- Name of the guideline:

due to residues- Location of release:or waste□Also using the certification system of an independent third party,
regarding the procurement of plants.
-Name of certification system:□Others (Describe specifically.):2

Conservation of

If the Applicant uses the genetically modified□Confirmed the laws and regulations concerning genetically engineered

the ecosystemcrop as a raw material, has the Applicant

crop on the site.

assessed ensuring of safety?

□Yes/
□No/
□Not applicable
Farm land(GM crops Not
used)□Not applicabledue to residues
or waste□Gained the understanding of the actual condition of the site through on site investigation or hearings.

□Defined and released the guideline for procurement of plants.
Alternatively, conforming to the guideline of an independent third party.
- Name of the guideline:- Location of release:□Also using the certification system of an independent third party,
regarding the procurement of plants.
-Name of certification system:□Others (Describe specifically.):101V1CriteriaBNo

PurposeRequest (Item that must be realized)

3

Prevention of land

Has the Applicant gained the understanding of□Confirmed the laws and regulations concerning fertilizers/agricultural

acidification/nutri

usage conditions of fertilizers/agriculturalchemicals on the siteentchemicals in the main cultivation area of□Gained the understanding of the actual condition of the site through on-enrichment/water

plants?

site investigation or hearings.

contamination

Isn’t any agricultural chemical regulated under□Yes/□Defined and released the guideline for procurement of plants.

the “Stockholm Convention on Persistent□No

Alternatively, conforming to the guideline of an independent third party.

□Not applicable- Name of the guideline:

due to residues- Location of release:or waste□Also using the certification system of an independent third party,

Organic Pollutants” (POPs Treaty) used?

Subject

Farm land

Realized

Implementation Method (Check off all relevant items.)

regarding the procurement of plants.
-Name of certification system:□Others (Describe specifically.):4

Appropriate water

Has the Applicant gained the understanding of□Confirmed the laws and regulations concerning usage of water (limits

usage

usage conditions of water in the mainon the amount of water) on the site.

cultivation area of plants?

□Gained the understanding of the actual condition of the site through on□Yes/□No
Farm land□Not applicabledue to residues
or wastesite investigation or hearings.

□Defined and released the guideline for procurement of plants.
Alternatively, conforming to the guideline of an independent third party.
- Name of the guideline:- Location of release:□Also using the certification system of an independent third party,
regarding the procurement of plants.
-Name of certification system:□Others (Describe specifically.)5

Use of recycled

If recycled resources are available as a part ofresources,

crude raw materials of bio-based plastic (rawavoidance ofresin) on the site, did the Applicant□Yes/
Raw resin□No/□Not applicable

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Name of recycled resource in use[]

Generated amount/percentage of recycled resources

101V1CriteriaBNo

Purposecompetition for

Request (Item that must be realized)

Subject

preferentially use them?

Realized

Implementation Method (Check off all relevant items.)[(Not available)

]

food

6

7

8

□Gained the understanding of the actual condition of the site through on -Prevention of

Has the Applicant gained the understanding of

global warming

the processing status of methane having a high

Crude raw

global warming potential if it is generated bymaterial

fermentation in the main manufacturing plant

manufacturing

for the crude raw material?

plant

Utilization of

In the course of cultivation to raw resin

non-fossil energy

manufacturing, did the Applicant utilize as

Manufacturing

sources andmany non-fossil energy sources (for example,

plant

renewable energy

bagasse, biogas, off gas, etc.) or renewablesourcesenergy sources as possible?

Legal compliance

In manufacturing the bio-based plastic (rawresin), does the applicant follow related
environmental laws and regulations andpollution control agreement with respect to air
pollution, water contamination, noise,□Yes/site investigation or hearings.

□No□Others (Describe specifically.)[□Not applicable]

Energy name and method of utilization

□Yes/

[

]

□No

Monomer manufacturer / plant name

[

Resin
manufacturing

□Yes/

plant

□No

vibration, offensive odor, and emission of
hazardous materials?
* Residues or Waste defined in Renewable Energy Directive (RED) of EU

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]

Resin manufacturer / plant name[]101V1CriteriaB

App en di x 1 (b )Sh eet fo r P ro vi din g Inf o rmat io n f or App li catio n of P rodu ct s C on tain in g New

t yp es of B io -b as ed Pl ast i cs o r B io mas s Mat eri als
Mo nth / Da y/ Year
Sub mi t to : Eco Mark Off i ce, J ap an En vi ron men t As so ci ati on

Co mp an y n ame:
D ep art ment :N ame:
E-mail :1. Inf orma tio n on b io -ba sed p las ti c u sed i n a pro du ct a pp l ied fo r E co M a rk certif ica ti on

Item
T yp e o f p lastic (PE, etc.)

Descrip tio n

Che mical str uctur al for mula

Maj or use ( mo ld ed p rod uct,
fiber)
Launch o nto the mar ket andprod uctio n vo lume o f b io based p lastic□Alr ead y p ut o n the market (□Japan ／ □Overseas)□No t yet (the sched uled time o f launch
Mo nth/Year)
Prod uctio n vo lu me (actual, p lanned or estimated)to ns (Year)

Manufactur er o f b io -b ased
plastic (and the URL o f
web site)( D e s c ri b e t h e n a m e o f
m a n u fa c t u r e r of b i o -b a s ed p l a s t i c
p r op os e d i n t h e f o rm i n a d d i t i on t o
t h e a p p li c a n t )Fo ssil -b ased p lastic to b e
rep laced with the b io -based
plastic
Manufactur ing pro cess char t
fro m ra w material toprod uctio n o f plastic

Ma y be d escrib ed in an attached sheet(D e s c rip ti on o f pro c e s s e s f ro ma c c ept a nc e o f r a w ma t e ri a l to
produ c tio n o f mon o me r an dpl as ti c , wi th or wi thou t o f
fe r me n t at ion pro c e s s, et c .)100 -percent b io -b ased/
Partially b io -b ased

□1 00 -percent b io -b ased (the b io -b ased synthetic pol ymer
co ntent is 10 0 percent)□P ar tially b io -b ased -> The maxi mu m b io -b ased synthetic
pol ymer co ntent that can be mi xed into the b io -b ased
plastic [ %]Manage ment und er the massbalance (MB) app ro ach□P lastic directly mixed with bio mass ／ □MB app roach*B io -b ased p lastics man aged und er the MB approach are
not co vered b y the guid elines.

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Bio degrad ab ilit y

□Yes

／

□No

Dispo sal after use
Issues in d isp o sal andrecycling in co mpar iso n with
fo ssil -b ased p lastics to
rep lace with ( po s sib l e d i s pos a lme t hod, et c .)2. Inf orma tio n on b io ma ss ma terial

Item
T yp e o f b io mass mater ial

Descrip tio n(n a me o f p l an t, e t c. )Cultivatio n area ( cou nt r y,
st a t e, c it y, e t c. ) or thegeneratio n p rocess o f wa ste
and resid ues, etc.
Prod uctio n o r gener atio nvolu me o f b io mass mater ial
Main use o f b io mass mater ial(pr in c ip al pro du ct or b y produ c t)

State o f cultivatio n land ( fo r
pl ant s , d e s cr ib e t yp e o f l an dsu ch a s p e at l and )Possible influences o n
bio mass mater ial if
prod uctio n o f bio -based
plastic increases in the
future ( In flu en c e s on o th e r
us e s o f th e bio ma s s , in fl u e nc e s
c au s ed b y r api d e xp an s ion o fprodu c tio n o f th e b io ma s s , e t c. )Co mp eting d emand against
food sUse o f recycled mater ial inprod uctio n o f bio -based
plastic(I f r e c yc l e d ma t e ri a l c an b e
us ed , d e s cr ib e th e so ur c e ,co ll e ct ion me tho ds ,ma n a ge me n t un d er E U RE D,
et c .)

3. Inf orma tio n on s us tai na bi l i ty of bi o ma ss ma teri al
It em
Sustainab ilit y cer tificatesand initiatives o f b io mas smaterial (RSP O, I SCC, etc.)
and acq uisitio n (I f acq uired ,describ e the name anddetailed criter ia)
An y sustainab ilit y issues
pointed o ut b y NGOs or
researchers r egard ing thecultivatio n o f b io mass

Des cript io n

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101V1CriteriaBmaterial ( I f an y, d e s c rib e th ede t ai ls and th e U R L o f we bs it eo f N GO s o r r e s ea r ch e r s)

An y o ther co ncer ns abo u t thebio mass mater ial
4. Oth ers
It em
Other b io -based p lastics
prod uced fro m the same
bio mass mater ial ( if any,describ e the name o f b io based p lastics)
OthersDes cript io n

* At t a ch r e l e van t do cu me n ts su ch a s c o mp an y pro fi l e o f ma nu fa c tu r er .
Th e i n fo r ma t ion p ro vi de d i n th i s for m wi ll b e u s ed as r e fe r en c e fo r e xa min a tion o f E co Ma r k
c e rt i fi c at ion b y E c o M a r k O ffi c e and r e l e vant co m mi tt e e s on l y. Th e C er ti fi c a tio n Co m mi t t e e wi l la s s es s th e su st ai n abi li t y o f bio -b a s ed p l a st i c b a s ed on th e in fo r ma ti on p ro vid ed i n th e fo r m. Th e
C er ti fi c a t io n Co m mi tt e e m a y c ondu c t add it ion al stu d y or con su lt wi th th e E va lu at ion P an e le st ab li sh ed und e r th e Co m mi tt e e a s n e c e s s ar y. In th is c a s e , a lon ge r a s s e s s me nt pe rio d wi ll b e
ta ke n th an u su a l.

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Attachment 2
List of Dyes Prohibited to Use (Fabric)(1) Azo Dyes which may generate the following carcinogenic amines indegradation (Dyes whose detection value of the following aromatic amine
exceed 30mg/kg according to JIS L 1940 -1 and JIS L 1940-3 (ISO24362-1,
ISO24362-3, or EN 14362-1, EN14362-2))
CAS No92 -6 7 -1
92 -8 7 -5
95 -6 9 -2
91 -5 9 -8
97 -5 6 -3
99 -5 5 -8
106 -47 -8
615 -05 -4
101 -77 -9
91 -9 4 -1
119 -90 -4
119 -93 -7
838 -88 -0
120 -71 -8
101 -14 -4
101 -80 -4
139 -65 -1
95 -5 3 -4
95 -8 0 -7
137 -17 -7
90 -0 4 -0
95 -6 8 -1
87 -6 2 -7
60 -0 9 -3

Na me
4 -Amino b ip hen yl
Benzid ine
4 -Chlo ro -o -to luid ine
2 -Nap hthyla mineo -Amino azo to luene
2 -Amino -4 -nitro to luene
4 -Chlo ro aniline
2,4 -Diamino aniso le
4,4 '-Dia mino d ip hen yl methane
3,3 -Dichlo rb enzid ine
o -Dianisid ine; 3,3 ' -Di metho x yb enzid ine
o -Tolidine; 3,3 ' -Di meth ylb enzid ine
4,4 '-Dia mino -3 ,3 '-d i meth yld ip hen yl methanep -Cr esid ine
4,4 '-Dia mino -3 ,3 '-d ichlo rod ip hen yl methane
4,4 '-Dia mino d ip hen yl ether
4,4 '-Dia mino d ip hen yl sulfid eo -Toluid ine
2,4 -Diamino to luene
2,4 ,5 -Tr i meth ylaniline
o -Anisid ine
2,4 -X ylidine
2,6 -X ylidine
4 -Amino azob enzene

2) Carcinogenic Dyes
CAS No569 -61 -92475 -45 -8
3761 -53 -3
2602 -46 -2
1937 -37 -7
573 -58 -0
2832 -40 -8
632 -99 -5
82 -28 -0

C.I .
C.I . B ASIC RED 9
C.I . DI SP ERSE B LUE 1
C.I . ACI D RED 2 6
C.I . DI RECT B LUE 6
C.I . DI RECT B LACK 38
C.I . DI RECT RED 28
C.I . DI SP ERSE YELLO W 3
C.I . B ASIC VIOLET1 4
C.I . DI SP ERSE ORANG E11

CI 4 250 0
CI 6 450 0
CI 1 615 0
CI 2 261 0
CI 3 023 5
CI 2 212 0
CI 1 185 53) Skin Sensitizing Dyes
2475 -46 -912222 -7 5 -22832 -40 -8
730 -40 -5

C.I . DI SP ERSE B LUE 3
C.I . DI SP ERSE B LUE 3 5
C.I . DI SP ERSE B LUE 1 06
C.I . DI SP ERSE B LUE 1 24
C.I . DI SP ERSE YELLO W 3
C.I . DI SP ERSE ORANG E 3

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CI 6 150 5

CI 1 185 5
CI 1 100 5

101V1CriteriaB

2872 -52 -82475 -45 -83179 -90 -6
3860 -63 -7

2872 -48 -2
119 -15 -3

C.I . DI SP ERSE ORANG E 3 7
C.I . DI SP ERSE RED 1
C.I . DI SP ERSE B LUE 1
C.I . DI SP ERSE B LUE 7
C.I . DI SP ERSE B LUE 2 6
C.I . DI SP ERSE B LUE 1 02
C.I . DI SP ERSE ORANG E 1
C.I . DI SP ERSE ORANG E 7 6
C.I . DI SP ERSE RED 11
C.I . DI SP ERSE RED 17
C.I . DI SP ERSE YELLO W 1
C.I . DI SP ERSE YELLO W 9
C.I . DI SP ERSE YELLO W 39
C.I . DI SP ERSE YELLO W 49
C.I . DI SP ERSE B ROW N1

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CI 1 111 0
CI 6 450 0
CI 6 250 0
CI 6 330 5
CI 1 108 0
CI 6 201 5
CI 1 121 0
CI 1 034 5
CI 1 037 5

101V1CriteriaB

Appendix

Certificates on Recovery and Recycling
For cases designated as the extensive authorization system for recycling andreuse of industrial wastes, requirements (3) to (6) must be met.
To commission industrial waste transportation and disposal, certificates (3)to (6) below are required.
(1) Name of recovery and recycling system(2) Recovery and recycling categories
Material recycling/Chemical recycling(3) Outline of recovery and recycling systems (Based on actual operation ofrecovery and recycling systems)
1) Finance2) Recovery assurance
Example: Recovery agreement with user, sew ing of cloth label to product,etc.
3) Present operation of recovery and recycling systems
Example: Products/materials applicable for recovery and recycling(Natural fiber 100%, synthetic fiber mixture rate, etc.),
Applicableregionsofrecoveryandrecycl ing

systems,

Recovery rate (No. products recovered/No. products sold),
Recycling rate (No. products recycled/No. products recovered),
Recycling rate per product( Weight of parts recycled /productweight), recovery ability, recyclability (No. tons/year), Re production purposes, etc.
4) Overview of recovery and recycling systems and relation with concerned
entities
Example: Models of apparel subject to the extensive authorization
system for recycling and reuse.

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Raw
Material

Ap p are l
Co mp any

R et ai le r A

Us e r 1

R et ai le r B

Us e r 2

S a le s ro u t e

Us er 3(S ub co nt ra ct ed mate ri al ）Re c y c l ing
tr a d e r s

In te r me d i a tepro c e s s ing
tr a de r s

Re co v e r y b a se s
pro c e s s i ng

Re co v e r y ro u te
pro c e s s ing
tr a de r s

Re us e ve ndo rs

T ra de r s l ice n se d by t he extensive

authorization s ystem for recycling
and reuse

Traders lice nsed fo r industrial -w aste
dispo sal busine ss(4) Name of recycling vendors and waste disposal certification
Certificates indicating vendor name and waste disposal is allowed toconcerned entities such as:1) Waste disposal within own plant (Applicant)2) Intermediate disposal vendor
3) Final disposal vendor(5) Handing Over of Wastes to Recycling Venders
Description should be given as to how products under application are
discharged (industrial wastes, general wastes, valuable resources, etc.) andmethods of handing over such products from waste dispo ser to recycling
vendor should be explained.
(6) Submission of agreements
1) A copy of industrial waste disposal and collection and transportation
contract
2) A copy of vendor contract (Contract between applicants and recovery
and recycling system provide rs)

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