1. Purpose, Structure, and Intended Uses 目的、结构和用途
1.1. Purpose 目的
The purpose of the Standard is to describe the requirements for third-party substantiation of the recycled content claims asserted by companies with regard to specific products. This Standard allows a company to demonstrate that:
本标准规定了第三方认证机构对申请“回收成分产品声明”认证企业的认证要求。
本标准允许企业声明其产品：
1. Its product contain materials that are classified using definitions based on ISO
14021:1999(E) Environmental labels and declarations – Self-declared environmental claims (Type IIenvironmental labeling) and United States Code of Federal Regulations Title 40: Protection of theEnvironment, Part 261- Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste; and
符合 ISO14021：1999（E）：环境标志和声明－自我环境声明（II 型环境标志）和美国联邦法规第40 款：保护环境，第 261 部分:有害废料的识别与列表；并且
2. Its marketing claims conform with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims.
符合联邦贸易委员会关于使用环境市场声明的指南要求。
3. Its products contain materials that may conform with the Material & Resources criteria for Recycled Content for building products according to the United States Green Building Council(USGBC) Leadership Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building rating system.
符合美国绿色建筑委员会（USGBC）“能源与环境设计领导者”（LEED）《绿色建筑评估体系》中建筑产品材料和能源的回收成分含量标准。
1.2. Structure of the Standard 标准结构
The Standard provides
本标准由以下三部分构成：
1. The requirements for qualifying and quantifying materials that serve as the basis for recycled content claims asserted by companies about products;
材料的有效投入进行量化，这是企业对其产品做回收成分声明的前提；
2. Guidelines for suppliers and private label users; and
供应商和个人商标用户的指导方针；
3. Labeling requirements that are applicable to all certified products.
标签要求，适应于所有认证的产品。
1.3. Intended Users 预期用户
Intended users of this Standard are product manufacturers (including individuals, businesses, organizations, or agencies) seeking third-party certification of conformance of selected products to the requirements of this Standard, as well as individuals, businesses, organizations, agencies, or consumers interested in purchasing products meeting the requirements of the Standard. The Standard also provides guidelines for material suppliers and private label users.
本标准的用户是产品制造商，包括申请第三方认证机构认证其产品符合回收认证标准的公司、商家、组织和代理公司，以及有意购买该认证产品的公司、商家、组织、代理公司和消费者。标准同时制订了材料供应商指南和个体商标用户指南。
1.4. Voluntary Standard 推荐标准
This Standard is voluntary. It is not intended to replace any legal or regulatory requirements that may be applicable to user operations.
本标准是自愿性标准。本标准不替代任何适用于用户的法律、法规。
