EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program Guidelines Pilot Assessment Summary- March 7, 2017
View more about the
EPA Recommended
Standards and
Product Category: Carpet
Applicable
Federal
Requirements
Product
Availability
Information
Approaches to
End of Life Hotspot(s) Chemicals
Pre- Extraction/
Raw Materials
Hotspot(s)
Eco abe s and the
Installation
Hotspot(s)
Manufacturing Hotspot(s)
Guidelines on which
they are based.
Leadership
Leadership
How the Standard/
Ecolabel Meets the
Hotspot:
= Required
criterion
So = Optional
criterion
- = Does not meet
Not
Currently
Assessed
B10-
Preferred
Recommended Multi-Attribute Standards and Ecolabels:
http://www.c2ccertified
org/products/registry
http://www.environmen
talchoice.org. nz/specific
ations/ec-33-14/
http://www.geca.org.au
/products/search/
http://living-
future.org/lpc
http://info.nsf.org/Certif
ied/Susta in/listings, asp
Cradle to Cradle
Certified™ Product
Standard
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Environmental Choice
New Zealand EC-33-14
Synthetic Carpets
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Good Environmental
Choice Australia (GECA)
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Floor Coverings
International Living
Futures: Living Product
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ChallengeSM 1.0
NSF/ANSI140
Sustainability
Assessment for Carpet
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EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program Guidelines Pilot Assessment Summary- March 7, 2017
Product Category: Carpet
View more about the
EPA Recommended
Standards and
Applicable
Federal
Requirements
Product
Availability
Information
Approaches to
End of Life Hotspot(s) Chemicals
Pre- Extraction/
Raw Materials
Hotspot(s)
Eco abe s and the
Installation
Hotspot(s)
Manufacturing Hotspot(s)
Guidelines on which
they are based.
Leadership
Leadership
How the Standard/
Ecolabel Meets the
Hotspot:
= Required
criterion
So = Optional
criterion
- = Does not meet
Not
Currently
Assessed
B10-
Preferred
Sustainable Materials
http://mts.sustainablepr
Rating Technology
ISMaRTI
oducts.com/SMa RT Cert
ified.html
Recommended Single Attribute/ Single Material Standards and Ecolabels
CRI Green Label Plus
Program
International Living
Futures: Declare
FloorScore
Global Recycled
Standard, v3
SCS Indoor Advantage

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EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program Guidelines Pilot Assessment Summary- March 7, 2017
Product Category: Carpet
View more about the
EPA Recommended
Standards and
Applicable
Federal
Requirements
Product
Approaches to
End of Life Hotspot(s) Chemicals
Pre- Extraction/
Raw Materials
Hotspot(s)
Eco abe s and the
Insta Nation
Availability
Information
Manufacturing Hotspot(s)
Guidelines on which
Hotspot(s)
they are based.
Leadership
Leadership
How the Standard/
Ecolabel Meets the
Hotspot:
= Required
criterion
Sq = Optional
Not
Currently
Assessed
Preferred
criterion
- = Does not meet
UL 2818 GREENGUARD
Certification Program
ul.com/spg
for Chemical Emissions
For Building Materials
In addition to the Applicable Federal Program requirements and the Non-Federal Standards/Ecolabels, EPA Recommends the following specifications for flooring:
Indoor Air Quality/VOC Emissions: Products shall meet the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Standard Method for the Testing and Evaluation of Volatile Organic Chemical Emissions from Indoor Sources Using
Environmental Chambers, Version 1.1-2010. (This is the VOC emission testing method for California Specification 01350.)
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