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NC-2009 MRc4:Recycled Content

recovered fiber

When the recycled content of a wood core material is listed as % pre-consumer, % post-consumer and % recovered fiber, is the recovered fiber to be included in the pre-consumer percentage? The definition my vendor gave me, from his industry association is "Wood Fiber is generated from the removal of woody biomass from both urban and non-urban sources as part of a management prescription, maintenance or hazard tree program, pre-commercial thinning or salvage operation where the removal of such fiber does not adversely affect soil nutrient or structure. Examples of this category include fruit tree prunings, park tree removal, logging slash and culled timber".

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Tue, 05/21/2013 - 17:52

Teresa, I would not include the "recovered" fiber in your recycled content figures. The vendor is correct to report it separately, as it doesn't meet the definition of recycled.If wood meeting this kind of definition was included, then it would really open the door to a very broad array of wood products that could arguably meet the same definition.

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