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Database of Environmental Information for Products and Services
Office Store - Paper ProductsPLEASE NOTE: Linking to these lists does not constitute "endorsement" of
these products or companies on the part of the EPA's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program.
Some lists include product brands that have had their environmental claims certified by a third party certifier, while
others do not. Go to the vendor list author home page link to get more details on how each program generates their
lists. In addition, to get a product brand added to any vendor list in this database, please contact the organization
which authored the vendor list directly via the contact information provided in the vendor list table.
| Art Pads (paper) | USA - Environmentally Preferable Product Web site |   |
Yes |  |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content |  |
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| Binders (paper, covered) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov |  |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Binders (paper, covered) (GSA vendor list) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Binders (pressboard report) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Binders (pressboard report) (GSA vendor list) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Board (recycled) | Germany - Blue-Angel Web site | |
Yes | |
Azo dyes; Dyestuffs containing mercury lead cadmium or chromium VI compounds hazardous substances; Carcinogenic mutagenic or teratogenic materials; Optical brighteners; chlorine; glyoxal; Halogenated bleaching agents; or EDTA |
Formaldehyde PCB |
Recycled content | |
03/01/2001 |
| Book Covers | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Book Covers (GSA vendor list) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Business Forms and other Business Paper Products | Canada - Environmental Choice - EcoLogo Web site | |
Yes | |
Benzene Halogenated solvents Alcohol Wet strength resins |
Amounts for the following substances depend on printing method: VOC content Cadmium Lead Mercury Hexavalent chromium Aromatic solvents Halogenated solvents Borax Formaldehyde |
Emissions associated with process and production methods Lifecycle considerations Packaging Recyclable contents Safety and performance standards |
|
04/27/98 |
| Cards (index, postal, and others) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Cards (index, postal, and others) (GSA vendor list) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Coated Paper | USA - Chlorine Free Products Association info@chlorinefreeproducts.org | |
Yes | |
Chlorine | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Containers (paperboard) | USA - Environmentally Preferable Product Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Copy Paper | USA - Chlorine Free Products Association info@chlorinefreeproducts.org | |
Yes | standard not currently online | Chlorine | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Corrugated Containers | USA - Environmentally Preferable Product Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Covers (pressboard report) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Covers (pressboard report) (GSA vendor list) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Envelope Paper | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Envelope Paper (GSA vendor list) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Envelopes | Canada - Environmental Choice - EcoLogo Web site | |
Yes | |
Benzene Halogenated solvents Alcohol Wet strength resins |
Amounts for the following substances depend on printing method: VOC content Cadmium Lead Mercury Hexavalent chromium Aromatic solvents Halogenated solvents Borax Formaldehyde |
Emissions associated with process and production methods Lifecycle considerations Packaging Recyclable contents Safety and performance standards |
|
04/27/98 |
| Envelopes (manila) | USA - Environmentally Preferable Product Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Envelopes (paper) | Nordic Countries - Nordic Swan info@ecolabel.no | |
Yes | |
None stated | Sulfur oxides Nitrogen oxides Phosphorus compounds COD AOX |
Process and production method Recyclable contents Recycled content |
|
06/15/98 |
| Envelopes (plastic) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
11/13/97 |
| Envelopes (plastic) (GSA vendor list) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
11/13/97 |
| File Folders | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| File Folders (GSA vendor list) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Filing Products (dyed paper) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Filing Products (dyed paper) (GSA vendor list) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Filing & Storage | USA - AbilityOne customer_service@nib.org, 703.310.0500 | |
|
None stated | None stated | Fulfill required source provisions of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act Recycled content |
|
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| Gift Sets (writing packs with envelopes) | USA - Environmentally Preferable Product Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Laser Packs | USA - Environmentally Preferable Product Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Linerboard (for corrugated containers) | USA - Environmentally Preferable Product Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Menu Board (Paper and Plastic) | USA - Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM Program - Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute certification@mbdc.com (434) 295-1111 x1 | |
Yes | |
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 | |
|
| Newsprint and Newsprint Flyers | Canada - Environmental Choice - EcoLogo Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Notepads | USA - Environmentally Preferable Product Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Notepads (spiral) | USA - Environmentally Preferable Product Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Office Facilities | Canada - Environmental Choice - EcoLogo Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Energy efficiency Office paper diversion program for recycling Use of paper containing at least 50% Recycled content |
|
None stated |
| Office Products | USA - Green Seal, Choose Green Reports (202) 872-6400 | |
Yes | |
None stated | Chlorine | Office practices Recycled content |
|
01/01/97 |
| Paper | USA - Conservatree | |
Some of the product brands listed are certified and some are not. Conservatree indicates which brands have been certified. | |
None stated | None stated | and chlorine-free papers but probably not an exhaustive list Includes recycled-content (no set standard for percentage recycled-content) tree-free |
|
|
| Paper - Interactive Paper Selection Database | USA - ReThink Paper (415) 788-3666, x232 | |
No | Includes paper that has recycled-content, is from non-wood sources, reduces or eliminates the use of chlorine, is at least 30% of domestic fiber, or is at least 30% organic fiber. | None stated | Chlorine Wood |
Recycled content Domestic fiber Organic fiber |
|
|
| Paper - Rankings | USA - ReThink Paper (415) 788-3666, x232 | |
No | Includes paper that has recycled-content, is from non-wood sources, reduces or eliminates the use of chlorine, is at least 30% of domestic fiber, or is at least 30% organic fiber. | None stated | Chlorine Wood |
Recycled content Domestic fiber Organic fiber |
|
|
| Paper (carbonless) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (carbonless) (GSA vendor list) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (check safety) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (coated printing) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (coated printing) | USA - Green Seal (202) 872-6400 | |
|
None stated | Formaldehyde Heavy metals |
Process and production method Recycled content |
|
06/22/94 | |
| Paper (copying) | European Union - EU Eco-Label Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | COD AOX |
Energy use Process and production method Product emissions |
|
07/19/99 |
| Paper (copy) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (cotton fiber) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (covers and writing paper) | USA - Environmentally Preferable Product Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Paper (cover) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (cover) (GSA vendor list) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (envelope) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (envelope) (GSA vendor list) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (forms bond) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (machine finish groundwood) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (newsprint) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (newsprint) | USA - Green Seal (202) 872-6400 | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
01/14/94 |
| Paper (newsprint) | Germany - Blue-Angel Web site | |
Yes | |
Azo dyes; Dyestuffs containing mercury lead cadmium or chromium VI compounds; Hazardous substances; Carcinogenic mutagenic or teratogenic materials; Optical brighteners; Chlorine; Halogenated bleaching agents; or EDTA |
Formaldehyde PCB Glyoxal |
Recycled content Sustainable foresting |
|
02/01/2001 |
| Paper (notebooks) | USA - Environmentally Preferable Product Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Paper (notepads) | USA - Environmentally Preferable Product Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Paper (Office) | USA - Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM Program - Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute certification@mbdc.com (434) 295-1111 x1 | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Paper (offset) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (offset) (GSA vendor list) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (papeteries) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (printing and writing) | USA - Green Seal (202) 872-6400 | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Packaging Process and production method Recycled content |
|
08/26/94 |
| Paper (reams) | USA - Environmentally Preferable Product Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Paper (recycled) | Germany - Blue-Angel Web site | |
Yes | |
Azo dyes; Dyestuffs containing mercury lead cadmium or chromium VI compounds; Hazardous substances; Carcinogenic mutagenic or teratogenic materials; Optical brighteners; Chlorine; halogenated bleaching agents; or EDTA |
Formaldehyde; PCB; Glyoxal | Aquatic toxicity testing Recycled content |
|
03/01/2001 |
| Paper (reprographic) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (supercalendered) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (tablet) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paper (text) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Paperboard | Canada - Environmental Choice - EcoLogo Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Energy efficiency Reduced water and air emissions Waste reduction |
|
None stated |
| Paperboard | USA - Environmentally Preferable Product Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Paperboard (industrial) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable content | |
06/22/88 |
| Paperboard (industrial) (GSA vendor list) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable content | |
06/22/88 |
| Paperboard (laminated) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
05/01/95 |
| Paperboard (laminated) (GSA vendor list) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
05/01/95 |
| Paper, Alternative Fiber Papers | USA - Green Seal, Choose Green Reports (202) 872-6400 | |
Yes | |
None stated | Chlorine | Locally grown and processed Recycled content Tree free |
|
05/01/98 |
| Paper, Copy Paper | USA - Green Seal, Choose Green Reports (202) 872-6400 | |
Yes | |
None stated | Chlorine | Lightest basis weight Office practices Recycled content |
|
10/01/98 |
| Paper: GSA Environmental Products and Services Guide -- Paper Products | USA - U.S. General Services Administration Web site | |
Some | |
None stated | None stated | None stated | |
11/03/03 |
| Printing and Writing Paper | USA - Chlorine Free Products Association info@chlorinefreeproducts.org | |
products standards not yet available online | None stated | None stated | None stated | |
||
| Printing and Writing Paper | Canada - Environmental Choice - EcoLogo Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Emissions Energy use Lifecycle considerations Packaging Recycled content Safety and performance standards Toxicity |
|
06/01/98 |
| Printing and Writing Papers | USA - Green Seal, Choose Green Reports (202) 872-6400 | |
Yes | |
None stated | Bleaches (including chlorine) Coatings |
Production process Recycled content |
|
11/1999 |
| Printing Paper | Nordic Countries - Nordic Swan info@ecolabel.no | |
Yes | |
Alkylphenolethoxylates (APEO) Chlorine gas in the bleaching process Biocidal substances |
Residual monomers Acrylamide EDTA/DTPA Emissions of: AOX COD Phosphorous Sulfur and NOx Carbon dioxide emissions |
None stated | |
12/3/1999 |
| Printing Paper (uncoated mechanical) | Canada - Environmental Choice - EcoLogo Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Emissions Energy use Lifecycle considerations Packaging Recycled content Safety and performance standards Toxicity Waste management |
|
06/01/98 |
| Printing/Offset Paper | USA - Chlorine Free Products Association info@chlorinefreeproducts.org | |
Yes | standard not currently online | Chlorine | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Pulp | Canada - Environmental Choice - EcoLogo Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Energy efficiency Reduced water and air emissions Waste reduction |
|
None stated |
| Shipping Tags | Canada - Environmental Choice - EcoLogo Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | Greenhouse gas emissions Sulfur dioxide |
Energy use Recycled content Toxicity Waste management |
|
|
| Tags | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Tickets | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recyclable contents | |
06/22/88 |
| Wetlap Pulp (deinked) | USA - Environmentally Preferable Product Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
|
| Writing Paper | USA - Environmentally Preferable Product Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
|