Compostable
This validation applies specifically to plastics sent to municipal and industrial composting facilities. SCS validates the claim using both the US ASTM D6400 and European EN13432 standards.
Energy Efficiency
SCS validates energy efficiency claims for any product in relationship to a current baseline for that product category.
No Added Formaldehyde
SCS will validate no added formaldehyde, no urea-formaldehyde, phenol formaldehyde and urea-extended formaldehyde (as relevant) through content, and emission testing results, document review, and supplier statements.
Phthalate-Free
SCS will validate products do not contain DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIDP and DnOP. Products will be validated using content testing results, document review, and supplier statements.
Rapidly Renewable
SCS validates that a natural resource regenerates fully within a ten-year period without being genetically modified or without being produced using toxic chemicals.
Recyclable
SCS will validate your product’s recyclability according to the US Federal Trade Commission’s Part 260 Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims for Recyclable Claims. Recyclable claims will be validated as being able to be collected, separated, or otherwise recovered from the waste stream through an established recycling program for reuse or use in manufacturing or assembling another item. SCS will verify the availability of recycling programs and collection sites to relevant consumers where the product is sold or distributed.
Zero or Reduced VOC Content
Using universally recognized methods for determining volatile organic compound content in products, SCS validates that individual VOCs are absent, or are present within a range set by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). SCS can also validate total VOC (TVOC) content and semi-volatile organic compound content.
Custom Claims
SCS will engage with your team to identify additional claims that you would like to have validated.
