Material Content Disclosure

Circularity

A composition disclosure states product content percentages, recycled-content type, calculation basis, and product scope.

You might see it written as: Recycled Content · Post-Consumer Recycled Content · Post-Industrial Recycled Content · Pre-Consumer Recycled Content · Material Content

Issued by: Manufacturer (self-declared) · SCS Global Services (certified content)

What it proves

A composition disclosure states product content percentages, recycled-content type, calculation basis, and product scope.

What it does not prove

That recycled content is independently certified unless a certificate or audited declaration is present.
That post-consumer and post-industrial content are interchangeable.

Claims it can support

Claims Recycled Content →
medium risk
Claims Water-Based / Solvent Free →
medium risk
Claims Design for Disassembly →
medium risk
Claims Closed-Loop Recycled Content →
medium risk
Claims Bio-Based Content →
medium risk
Claims Natural Materials →
high risk
Claims Plastic-Free →
medium risk
Claims Vegan Materials →
medium risk

Evidence checklist

Minimum authority: Manufacturer declared
Should state: Content Type · Percentage · Calculation Basis · Product Scope · Source Authority
Date sensitivity: Expiry is not the primary issue; check scope and method instead.

Recycled-content claims need product-scope and calculation-basis context before comparison.

Source: ISO 14021 (self-declared claims) ↗

Material Content Disclosure

What it proves

What it does not prove

Claims it can support

Evidence checklist

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