rdic Ecoabeing for Copy and printing paper - suppementary modue Version 4.3 22 June 2011 31 December 2020
Content What is rdic Swan Ecoabeed copy and printing paper? 3 Why choose the rdic Swan Ecoabe? 3 What can carry the rdic Swan Ecoabe? 4 How to appy 4 1 Environmenta requirements 6 2 Quaity and reguatory requirements 7 Reguations for the rdic Ecoabeing of products 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 4.3, 14 December 2017 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 rdic Swan Ecoabe. 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 Göteborg Pads 1 DK-2150 rdhavn Phone +45 72 300 450 E-mai: info@ecoabe.dk www.ecoabe.dk Sweden Ecoabeing Sweden Box 38114 SE-100 64 Stockhom Phone +46 8 55 55 24 00 E-mai: info@svanen.se www.svanen.se rway Ecoabeing rway Henrik Ibsens gate 20 NO-0255 Oso Phone +47 24 14 46 00 E-mai: info@ecoabe.no www.ecoabe.no Finand Ecoabeing Finand Box 489 FI-00101 Hesinki Phone +358 9 61 22 50 00 E-mai: joutsen@ecoabe.fi www.ecoabe.fi Iceand Ecoabeing Iceand Umhverfisstofnun Suðurandsbraut 24 IS-108 Reykjavik Phone +354 591 20 00 E-mai: sust@ust.is www.svanurinn.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.
What is rdic Swan Ecoabeed copy and printing paper? The rdic Swan Ecoabe is an officia eco-abe with absoute requirements. rdic Swan Ecoabeed papers have ess impact on the environment than most other papers in their product groups and the rdic Swan 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 Swan 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 Swan Ecoabeed products. Why choose the rdic Swan Ecoabe? The rdic Swan Ecoabe is a performance standard with absoute requirements. The rdic Swan Ecoabe is a cost-effective and simpe means of communicating environmenta work and commitment. The rdic Swan Ecoabe enjoys high credibiity and famiiarity in the rdic countries. Recognition of the rdic Swan 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 Swan Ecoabeing faciitates this work. The rdic Swan Ecoabe aso sets requirements on quaity and recycabiity. This means that a rdic Swan Ecoabe icence can aso be seen as a mark of quaity. A rdic Swan 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 4.2 3 (9)
What can carry the rdic Swan 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 Swan 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 Swan 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 Swan Ecoabeed printed matter. How to appy Appication and costs For information about the appication process and fees for this productgroup, pease refer to the respective nationa web site. For addresses see page 2. What is required? The appication must consist of an appication form/web form and documentation showing that the requirements are fufied. Each requirement is marked with the etter R (obigatory requirement) and a number. A requirements must be fufied to be awarded a icence. The text describes how the appicant sha demonstrate fufiment of each requirement. There is an icon in the text to make this cearer: ( Encose A information submitted to rdic Ecoabeing is treated confidentiay. Suppiers can send documentation directy to rdic Ecoabeing, and this wi aso be treated confidentiay. rdic Ecoabeing of Copy and printing paper 4.2 4 (9)
Licence vaidity The ecoabe icence is vaid providing the criteria are fufied and unti the criteria expire. The vaidity period of the criteria may be extended or adjusted, in which case the icence is automaticay extended and the icensee informed. Revised criteria sha be pubished at east one year prior to the expiry of the present criteria. The icensee is then offered the opportunity to renew their icence. On-site inspection In connection with handing of the appication, rdic Ecoabeing normay performs an on-site inspection to ensure adherence to the requirements. For such an 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. Queries Pease contact rdic Ecoabeing if you have any queries or require further information. See page 2 for addresses. Further information and assistance (such as cacuation sheets or eectronic appication hep) may be avaiabe. Visit the reevant nationa website for further information. rdic Ecoabeing of Copy and printing paper 4.2 5 (9)
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? Appendix no. 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. Appendix no. R3 Energy requirements copy and printing paper Maximum tota eectricity and fue scores for rdic Swan 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. Appendix no. 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. rdic Ecoabeing of Copy and printing paper 4.2 6 (9)
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. Appendix no. 2 Quaity and reguatory requirements R5 Marketing The requirement is removed as decided by the Board of Directors 17 vember 2014. Are the requirements met? R6 Take-back system The rdic Ecoabeing s Criteria Group decided on the 9 October 2017 to remove this requirement. 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 Swan 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 Swan Ecoabeed product is maintained throughout the period of vaidity of the icence. If the paper manufacturer appies for or hods a rdic Swan 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 Swan Ecoabeed product can be traced throughout the entire production process from raw materia to finished product. rdic Ecoabeing of Copy and printing paper 4.2 7 (9)
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 Appendix no. rdic Ecoabeing of Copy and printing paper 4.2 8 (9)
using Appendix 5 of the basic modue (version 2). Reguations for the rdic Ecoabeing of products When the rdic Swan Ecoabe is used on products the icence number sha be incuded. More information on graphica guideines, reguations and fees can be found at www.svanen.se/reguations/ or at www.nordic-ecoabe.org/reguations/ Vaidity of the criteria document rdic Ecoabeing adopted version 4 of the criteria for copy and printing paper on 22 June 2011. The criteria are vaid unti 30 June 2014. 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 2016. 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 2019. On the 9 October 2017 rdic Ecoabeing s Criteria Group decided to remove K6 Take-back system. Furthermore the rdic Ecoabeing s Criteria Group decided on the 14 December 2017 to proong the criteria with 18 months to the 31 December 2020. The new version is caed 4.3. 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 4.2 9 (9)
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
Appendix 2 Marketing of ecoabeed copy and printing paper The appendix is removed as decided by the Board of Directors 17 vember 2014. rdic Ecoabeing of Copy and printing paper - 4