CCD-126: Plastic Film Products

*Please note: there is an interpretation associated with this standard. It is available for viewing at the end of the PDF document

Plastic film products include the following subcategories: garbage bags, grocery carry-out sacks, retail sacks, industrial shipping sacks, shrink film case wrap, industrial stretch wrap, drum and other liners, construction films, agricultural films, and agricultural mulch films. The manufacture of plastic film products uses substantial amounts of material resources, and may result in solid waste generation. These, in turn, may lead to a decrease in the availability of resources and increased burdens on landfills.

The EcoLogo^TM Program addresses these challenges by establishing strict requirements for the recycled content, ability to be recycled and additional chemical use. The net environmental benefit will be realized through a reduction of material entering the solid waste stream and a conservation of resources.

To be authorized to carry the EcoLogo, plastic film products must:

• Not be manufactured or printed with inks, dyes, pigments, or stabilizers, or any other additives;
• Not be manufactured in a manner that renders them technically non-recyclable;
• Contain a certain percentage of post-consumer material and household post-consumer material relative to its subcategory.