Green Seal, Inc. Washington, DC USA. Edition 2.1, July 12, 2013. 9 p. Green Seal is a non-profit organization whose mission is to use science-based programs to empower consumers, purchasers, and companies to create a more sustainable world. Green Seal sets leadership standards that aim to reduce, to the extent technologically and economically feasible, the environmental, health, and social impacts throughout the life-cycle of products, services, and companies. The standards may be used for conformity assessment and public education.
This standard establishes requirements for coated printing papers. Specialty papers, such as thermal and carbon paper are excluded from the scope of this standard. See Appendix 1 for an example list of products included in this standard.