A2 - Compliance Requirements - Recycled Materials

A2.2 Material Concentration

A2.2a Entities involved in Material Concentration are not subject to RCS certification and materials from the concentration stage may not claim to be certified to the RCS.

A2.2b Entities involved in Material Concentration (as defined in A1.2b) are required to submit the Reclaimed Material Declaration Form (see Appendix A). The Reclaimed Material Declaration Form must be submitted to consignees on an annual basis for all reclaimed materials being supplied for use in RCS products. The Reclaimed Material Declaration Form declares that the facility will allow inspections with a minimum of 3 days notice by Certification Bodies accredited to the RCS.

A2.3 Material Recycling

A2.3a Entities involved in Material Recycling (as defined in A1.2c) are subject to RCS certification. The RCS requires compliance with the requirements (sections A, B, C and D) of the Content Claim Standard, whereby the ‘Claimed Material’ is replaced with ‘Recycled Material’ as defined in section A1.2f.

A2.3b In addition, entities involved in Material Recycling must:

i. Hold valid Reclaimed Material Declaration Forms for all RCS input materials, or proof of verification to an accepted standard (see TE Accepted Equivalent Standards).

ii. Verify that all sources of reclaimed material have legal authorization to operate for the relevant function, and hold copies of the relevant documents.

iii. Inspect all incoming shipments of reclaimed material to confirm that they are not virgin material. In the case that virgin material is identified, increased control measures must be applied for all incoming goods from the supplier involved, and the supplier of the material and the Certification Body shall be notified.

iv. Request Transaction Certificates for all outgoing RCS certified goods.