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Product Voluntary Standards or Guidelines

Product	Program (& Contact)	View Vendor List	View Standard/Criteria	Attributes			Methodology	Date Finalized
Product	Program (& Contact)	View Vendor List	View Standard/Criteria	Prohibited Substances	Limited Substances	Other Attributes	Methodology	Date Finalized
Carpet	International - UL Environment cec.us@us.ul.com	Not available		None stated	None stated	None stated		08/12/2011
Carpet and Rugs	USA - Carpet and Rug Institute 800 882-8846			None stated	VOCs Styrene emissions Formaldehyde 4-PCH BHT 2-ethyl-1-hexanol	None stated	Not available	01/01/92
Carpet Backing	USA - Cradle to Cradle Certified^CM Program - Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute certification@mbdc.com (434) 295-1111 x1			PVC (polyvinyl chloride) neoprene/chloroprene	Lead Hexavalent Chromium Cadmium Mercury Chlorinated organic compounds Fluorinated organic compounds Brominated organic compounds and other chemicals with high hazard to human & environmental health	This product is assessed in the following categories: Toxicity to human and environmental health; Recyclability/Compostability; Recycled/Renwable Content; Use of Renewable Energy during manufacturing; Water Stewardship during manufacturing; Social Responsibility of manufacturer
Carpet Pad	USA - Cradle to Cradle Certified^CM Program - Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute certification@mbdc.com (434) 295-1111 x1			PVC (polyvinyl chloride) neoprene/chloroprene	Lead Hexavalent Chromium Cadmium Mercury Chlorinated organic compounds Fluorinated organic compounds Brominated organic compounds and other chemicals with high hazard to human & environmental health	This product is assessed in the following categories: Toxicity to human and environmental health; Recyclability/Compostability; Recycled/Renwable Content; Use of Renewable Energy during manufacturing; Water Stewardship during manufacturing; Social Responsibility of manufacturer
Carpet Systems	USA - Cradle to Cradle Certified^CM Program - Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute certification@mbdc.com (434) 295-1111 x1			None stated	None stated	Recycled content
Carpet (Broadloom)	USA - Cradle to Cradle Certified^CM Program - Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute certification@mbdc.com (434) 295-1111 x1			PVC (polyvinyl chloride) neoprene/chloroprene	Lead Hexavalent Chromium Cadmium Mercury Chlorinated organic compounds Fluorinated organic compounds Brominated organic compounds and other chemicals with high hazard to human & environmental health	This product is assessed in the following categories: Toxicity to human and environmental health; Recyclability/Compostability; Recycled/Renwable Content; Use of Renewable Energy during manufacturing; Water Stewardship during manufacturing; Social Responsibility of manufacturer
Carpet (NSF/ANSI Sustainable Carpet Assessment)	USA - NSF International Mindy Costello, 734-827-6819, mcostello@nsf.org			None stated	PTB's	end-of-life management energy efficiency Life cycle assessment sustainably produced bio-based materials		07/01/2008
Carpet (polyester, face fiber)	USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov			None stated	None stated	Recycled content		05/01/95
Carpet (polyester, face fiber) (GSA vendor list)	USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov			None stated	None stated	Recycled content		05/01/95
Carpet (Tile)	USA - Cradle to Cradle Certified^CM Program - Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute certification@mbdc.com (434) 295-1111 x1			PVC (polyvinyl chloride) neoprene/chloroprene	Lead Hexavalent Chromium Cadmium Mercury Chlorinated organic compounds Fluorinated organic compounds Brominated organic compounds and other chemicals with high hazard to human & environmental health	This product is assessed in the following categories: Toxicity to human and environmental health; Recyclability/Compostability; Recycled/Renwable Content; Use of Renewable Energy during manufacturing; Water Stewardship during manufacturing; Social Responsibility of manufacturer
Carpeting (modular)	Canada - Environmental Choice - EcoLogo Web site			Topically applied biological inhibitors	VOCs	Recycled content Water conservation
Carpets	USA - US Department of Agriculture - BioPreferred Web site			None stated	None stated	7% minimum biobased content		05/14/2008
Carpets: California Gold Sustainable Carpet Standard	USA - Green California - Environmentally Preferable Purchasing green@dgs.ca.gov			None stated	None stated	biobased or recycled materials content Health safety reclamation renewable energy and energy efficiency in production sustainable reuse		April 25, 2006
Carpet: Specification for Carpet, Tufted, Nylon, and Carpet Cushion with Environmental Sustainability Characteristics	USA - State of North Carolina Web site	Not available		None stated	None stated	Non-flammability Recycled content		2/2004
Commercial Non-Module Textile Floor Covering	Canada - Environmental Choice - EcoLogo Web site			Aromatic solvents Cadmium Lead Mercury Borax Formaldehyde Halogenated Solvents Hexavalent chromium Benzene Butadiene Vinyl chloride Vinyl acetate	VOCs TVOCs	Recyclable design Service life TVOC's VOC's Water conservation		None stated
Resilient Floor Coverings	USA - NSF International Mindy Costello, 734-827-6819, mcostello@nsf.org			None stated	Carcinogens and reproductive toxicants	biobased content recycled content energy savings Life-cycle-assessment water conservation		03/22/2010

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