The Global Recovery Standard (GRS) is an international, voluntary and multi-faceted product standard, which stipulates the third-party certification requirements for recovery content, chain of custody, social and environmental practices and chemical restrictions. One of the goals of GRS certification is to increase the use of recycled materials in products.
The GRS certification of the whole ball recovery standard eliminates the harm caused by its production.
GRS certification principles:
GRS standard is applicable to products with recovery content of 20% or more. Some exceptions may apply, please refer to the textile exchange review and certification procedures for concession processing information, and applicable to any verified recycled materials, applicable to any supply chain. Scope This standard verifies the chain of custody of recycled materials according to the "Content Statement Standard".
GRS standards include consumer-oriented labels; Only products that have been certified by the seller in the last business-to-business transaction of max are eligible.
Only products with at least 50% recycled content meet the product-specific GRS label.
GRS standard establishes the social and environmental principle standards for handling GRS certified products. And limits the use of hazardous chemicals when processing GRS products; However, it does not involve chemicals present in recycled materials or chemicals that may be present in final GRS products.
The goal of GRS certification is to unify the definition of multiple applications, trace back recyclable input materials, and provide a tool for customers (brand makers and consumers) to make informed decisions. Reduce the harmful effects of production on people and the environment, ensure more sustainable recycling and treatment of materials in the final products, and promote innovation in solving quality problems in the use of recycled materials.