Global Recycle Standard (GRS) and Recycled Claim Standard (RCS)
The Global Recycle Standard (GRS) and Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) are an international, voluntary, comprehensive product certification standards that verifies recycled content in products, and implements requirements along the chain of custody, including the traceability of recycled material and recycled product quality control. The GRS includes additional requirements for social responsibility, environmental management and chemical restrictions. The RCS certification requires products with a range from 5% to 100% recycled content, whilst GRS certification requires products between 20% and 100% recycled content, a minimum 50% recycled content is eligible of using the GRS logo.
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Both GRS and RCS certifications establish a chain of custody using Scope Certificates (SC) and Transaction Certificates (TC).
SC is a document indicates an organization’s ability to produce according to the standards. The SC lists certified products and/or product categories, as well as the production processing, and trading activities that have been certified within the scope of the certification.
TC is a certificate verifies that the products produced and traded comply with the standards’ requirements. The certificate shall be issued by the certification body of the processing unit (or trading unit).
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- Uniqueness and Credibility: We provide recommended improvement measures and suggest specific audit plan according to need.
- Global Coverage with Local Expertise: Our extensive auditing experience is highly recognized by customer.
- Recognized Qualification of Professionalism: SGS is now accredited by Textile Exchange to carry out certification for Global Recycled Standard (GRS) and Recycled Claim Standard (RCS).
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What are the main differences between the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) and the Recycled Claim Standard (RCS)?
The RCS and GRS are the same, except that the GRS being a more rigorous standard; in the GRS, there is a higher minimum content percentage (50%) and additional processing requirements that must be met (social, environmental, and chemical).
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