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Recycled Claim Standard Certificate

Circularity

Chain-of-custody verification that claimed recycled material is genuinely present (5% minimum) — content tracking only.

You might see it written as: RCS · Recycled Claim Standard

Issued by: Control Union · Textile Exchange certifiers

What it proves

Chain-of-custody verification that claimed recycled material is genuinely present (5% minimum) — content tracking only.

What it does not prove

  • Environmental or social processing criteria — unlike GRS, RCS tracks content only.

Claims it can support

No claim mappings use this certificate yet.

Evidence checklist

Minimum authority
Third-party verified
Should state
Certificate Number · Recycled Percentage · Valid Until
Date sensitivity
Expiry matters — check the certificate is current.

RCS is the lighter sibling of GRS.

Source: Textile Exchange — RCS ↗