Green Seal is an independent, non-profit organization, located in Washington, DC, that strives to achieve a healthier and cleaner environment by identifying and promoting products and services that cause less pollution and waste, conserve resources and habitats, and minimize global warming and ozone depletion. Green Seal provides credible and unbiased information in order to direct the purchaser to environmentally responsible products and services. For more information on Green Seal, Inc., visit www.greenseal.org.
To achieve and maintain the Green Seal certification, our towel and tissue products are continually subjected to rigorous evaluation and testing along with a quality-control audit of our papermaking processes at our mill in Middletown, Ohio.
Green Seal Standards for Paper Towels
- 100% Recycled (recovered after papermaking process)
- Minimum 40% post-consumer wastepaper content (EPA guidelines)
- Wastepaper is not de-inked using solvents containing chlorine or any other chemicals or compounds harmful to the environment.
- Wastepaper is not bleached using chlorine or any of its derivatives such as hypochlorite and chlorine dioxide.
- Paper towels do not contain any added pigments, inks, dyes or fragrances.
- Product is made in accordance with reasonable industry practice with respect to holes, tears, wrinkles, cleanliness, foreign materials or dirt. Product must dispense properly from the container (dispenser) or roll.
- The cores in the roll towels are made from 100% recycled materials.
- Packaging materials cannot contain lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium in excess of 100 parts per million (above trace levels).
Green Seal Standards for Bath and Facial Tissue
- 100% Recycled (recovered after papermaking process)
- Minimum 20% post-consumer wastepaper content in bath tissue; 10% in facial tissue (EPA guidelines).
- Wastepaper is not de-inked using solvents containing chlorine or any other chemicals or compounds harmful to the environment.
- Wastepaper is not bleached using chlorine or any of its derivatives such as hypochlorite and chlorine dioxide.
- Bath and facial tissue does not contain any added pigments, inks, dyes, or fragrances.
