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Inquiry

For Option 1, Raw Material Source and Extraction Reporting, what is considered the point of extraction for products containing recycled content?

Ruling

The extraction point for recycled materials is the location of the raw material prior to the manufacturing of the final building product. As such, the point of extraction could include a recycling facility, scrap yard, depository, stockpile, or any other location where the material was collected and packaged for market purchase before manufacturing. It is not necessary to track the origin of the raw material before it arrived at the point of extraction. The point of manufacture for recycled material products is the location of the final finished product manufacturer. For products that source from multiple suppliers, all suppliers must be listed along with the amount of material procured from each supplier. Ranges or annualized amounts may be used to document the amount of material from each supplier. If pursuing the local material multiplier in Option 2, use the lowest end of the ranges listed for calculations.

Internationally Applicable
On
Campus Applicable
Off