Proposed scope for a“Converted Paper Products” EU Ecolabel

new product group EUEB 8th March 2012

Lisa Kretschmann, FEPESami Lundgren, UPMVirginie ORI, Hamelin

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Proposed scope for a “Converted paper products” EU Ecolabel

Paper producers Printers Printers/Converters

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Converters(including their printing processes)

Paper producers

Proposed scope for a “Converted paper products” EU Ecolabel

Categories of products

Envelopes Paper carrier bags Paper Stationeries

Envelopes

• “Envelopes” are generally intended to contain a flat object, such as a letter or card.

• The ones being closed on the short side are called “pockets”, the ones closed by a side-flap (on the long side) are called “envelopes”

Envelopes

Format Gram-mage

Window Window

waste

Format cut

waste

Machine preparation

waste

Production waste

Total

114 x 229 80 35 x 100 > 5,97% <1% >1.2 % < 8% 16.17 %

110 x 220 80 / 0 % <1% >1.2 % < 8% 10.2%

162 x 229 80 35 x 100 >4.4% <1% >1.2 % < 8% 14.6 %

• Waste rates

Paper Stationery

There are 2 sub-categories of products:

Books & Pads Filing & storage

Filing & storage

Ring Binders Lever Arch Files Suspension Filing Indices & Dividerswith metal and plastic with metal and plastic with metal and plastic with plastic

Document WalletsSquare Cut Folders

Slip File Spring file Part Files / Sorters100% paperboard 100% paperboard with metal with metal and plastic

Slip Files Flat Bar Files Filing Boxes Three Flap Files100% paperboard with metal with metal and plastic with metal and plastic

Eligibility Current paper weight Fulfilment Criteria not fulfilled

Yes 92% No- over 400gsm, thus not covered by criteria. - Waste gravure printing 19% instead of 15%

No

Yes 86% No- over 400gsm, thus not covered by criteria. - Waste gravure printing 19% instead of 15%

No

No 67% - No

No 44% - - No

Yes 100% Yes Yes

Yes 100% Yes Yes

Yes 83% Yes Yes

3-flap folders

Document wallet

Square cut folders

Suspension Files

Indices & dividers

Eligibility in the scope:Art. 1 "At least 80 % by weight of

paper"

Ring binders

Fulfilment of "printed paper product" Ecolabel criteria Products that

could be certified

Cardboard boxes

Filing & storage

Paper carrier bags

Definition:• “Paper carrier bags” are paper based products used for the

handling/transportation of goods. Paper carrier bag can be offered or sold next to the pay-desk or sold alone as a product on its own.

• Paper carrier bags shall be designed to be open and to be filled either at the point of purchase or afterwards so that consumers understand the validity of the Eco-label for the paper carrier bag, and not for the goods added (more explanation in the annex).

Justification against two main concerns

Eco-labelling of packages• Packaging and packaging waste directive

(94/62/EC) defines in its Annex 1 that a carrier bag is considered as packaging

• Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European parliament and the Council doesn’t exclude packages

Annex 2:• In order to avoid the risk to mix eco-labeled bag

and its non eco-labelled contents, the Eco-label displayed on the bag shall bear the following text in accordance with Regulation 66/2010 annex II:

“EU Eco-labeled paper carrier bag”

Justification against two main concerns

Functionality of the product• Similar functionality can be offered by all carrier bags,

despite their material (paper, plastic, textile etc.) • There’s already criteria for Textile products, carrier bags

being mentioned as examples of the textile products• Criteria is being set for “Converted paper Products”

₋ The aim is similar like with the Textile group, set criteria that is relevant for this material, i.e. to create better and more environmentally friendly paper carrier bags by ensuring that materials and production methods used would also have own criteria and that quality would fit for the purpose

Justification against two main concerns

Differences to Printed Paper Products

Different production process

Different material

Different Use / Purpose

Scope as proposed Scope as of 7th March

Printed Paper Products

Converted Paper Products

Journals Cardboard boxes Catalogues 3-flap folders Books Ring binders Newspapers Lever arch filesLeaflets Suspension Files Brochures Spring filePosters Part filesBusiness cards Envelopes

Paper carrier bagExercice bookNotebooks, Spiral bound notebookPadsDocument wallet Square cut foldersIndices & dividers

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Printed Paper Products

Converted Paper Products

Journals Exercice bookCatalogues Notebooks, Books Spiral bound notebookNewspapers PadsLeaflets Document wallet Brochures Square cut foldersPosters Indices & dividersBusiness cards Cardboard boxes

3-flap folders Ring binders Lever arch filesSuspension Files Spring filePart filesEnvelopesPaper carrier bag

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