“Closed-loop” production

Demonstrate actual material recapture rates into same product system; open-loop recyclingCloseDictionary termOpen-loop recyclingOpen-loop recycling is recycling in which recovered material is used in a different product system or application from its original use.Read the full definition → cannot be implied.

Measured loop rates; system boundaryCloseDictionary termSystem boundarySystem boundary is the defined set of processes, life-cycle stages and flows included or excluded from an assessment.Read the full definition → stated.

Quantified recapture; no exaggeration of circularity.

Product-level claims need an adequate and proper testCloseDictionary termAdequate and proper testProduct-level environmental benefit claim requires testing **before** the claim; test must fit the claim's representationRead the full definition →; business/activity-level claims need substantiationCloseDictionary termSubstantiationThe documented body of relevant, reliable and current evidence that supports the exact wording, scope, comparison and overall impression of a claim before and while it is communicated.Read the full definition → (the internationally recognised methodology requirement was repealed); reverse onus remains; private Tribunal access for business-level claims was removed.

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Recapture-rate evidence.