13 be 80 or higher: content of recycled pulp, pulp certified by
forest certification system, pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning and others, proportion of pulp
content that is used in accordance with method of material procurement with sustainable goals, and amount of coating
to be used for material.
2 If virgin pulp is used as the raw material, the pulpwood used
is to be in compliance with the regulations concerning forestry in its country or geographical area of origin. This
does not apply to virgin pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning, or virgin pulp manufactured by
using recycled wood pieces obtained from plywood or lumber factories, material left over from forestry, or lumber
with small diameter.
3 The composite rating and its breakdown index or additional
rating, as well as rating for each index item must be readily available on website etc.
4 Not processed in a way that makes difficult to recycle.
Factors for Consideration 1
The recycled pulp content is as high as possible. 2
When virgin pulp is used as material, the pulpwood must be produced from forests that are operated using sustainable
methods. The content of pulp certified by forest certification system and pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from
thinning and others is to be as high as possible.
3 Packaging and stowage is to be as simple as possible and
take into account ease of recycling and reduced environmental impact upon disposal.
Note: 1. Pulp used in accordance with method of procurement of materials with sustainable
goals, denotes one of the following:
a. Pulp used in accordance with policies for procuring pulpwood only from those
forests which are operated in accordance with the viewpoint to use forest material both cyclically and sustainably by maintaining the diverse functions
of the forests, while not contributing to the deterioration of the forest or the reduction of forest area, and which maintain environmental excellence,
including preservation of biodiversity, and social excellence, including consideration for health and safety of workers.
b. Pulp used in accordance with policies for procuring recycled and unused
pulpwood that would contribute to the effective application of resources scrap wood, pulpwood derived from construction, lower standard pulpwood
leftover pulpwood from forestry, shrubbery, tree root, pulpwood obtained from logs affected by vermin and natural disasters, bent material, material
with small diameter, etc. and fiber from waste plants.
2. Lumber obtained from thinning and others denotes lumber obtained from thinning
and bamboo.
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3. Index item denotes content of recycled pulp, pulp certified by forest certification
system, pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning and others, proportion of pulp content that is used in accordance with method of material
procurement with sustainable goals, degree of bleaching, and amount of coating to be used for material. Proportion of pulp content that is used in accordance with
material procurement with sustainable goals denotes pulp to be used in accordance with material procurement with sustainable goals, with the exception of pulp certified
by forest certification system and pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning and others.
4. Composite rating stands for the amount Y1 or Y2 listed in note 5. Index stands for amount per index item for x1, x2, x3, x4 as listed in note 5;
Additional rating
stands for amount per index item for x5, x6 as listed in note 5.
Rating stands for the amount calculated in accordance with formulas for y1, y2, y3, y4, y5 as listed in note 5.
5. Composite rating, rating, index, and additional rating are to be derived from the following:
Y1 = y1+y2+y3+y4 Y2 = y1+y2+y3+y5
y1 = x1-10 60 x1 100 y2 = x2+x3 0 x2+x3 40
y3=0.5 x x4 0 x4 40 y4=-x5+75 60 x5 75, x560
x5=60, x575 x5=75
y5=-0.5x6+20 0 x6 10 x6=10, 10 x6 20
x6=20,20 x6 30 x6=30,
x630 x6=40
Y1, Y2 and y1, y2, y3, y4, y5, x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6 stand for the following amount. Y1 composite rating of non coated printing paper: the sum of y1, y2, y3, y4
with the amount below decimal point eliminated. Y2 composite rating of coated printing paper: the sum of y1, y2, y3, y5 with the
amount below decimal point eliminated. y1: calculated rating for recycled pulp content, rounded to one decimal place.
y2: calculated rating for the content of pulp certified by forest certification system and pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning, rounded
to one decimal place. y3: calculated rating for proportion of pulp content that is used in accordance
with method of material procurement with sustainable goals, rounded to one decimal place.
y4: calculated sum of degree of bleaching, rounded to one decimal place not applied for colored printing paper or fancy paper including fine quality of
colored paper and general colored paper used colorant. 5 point adding in case of colored printing paper and fancy paper of Rank A
the one not obstructed in recycling to printing paper that meet the criteria of “printing” refer to printing section, there is no adding point for other paper.
y5: calculated sum of amount of coating, rounded to one decimal place. x1: content ratio of recycled pulp satisfying minimal guarantee
x2: content ratio of pulp certified by forest certification system x2 = pulp certified by forest certification system virgin pulp x 100-x1
x3: content ratio of pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning and
others
15 x3= pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning and others
virgin pulp x 100-x1 x4: content ratio of pulp that satisfy other sustainable goals
x4= pulp that satisfy other sustainable goals virgin pulp x 100-x1 x5: degree of bleaching
degree of bleaching is to be determined as management standard per each
product lot at the time of production. Amounts within 3 of management standard are to be allowed. When coloring occurs with purposes other than to
match the lot color when bleaching is done intentionally does not count towards additional points.
x6: amount of coating gm2 amount of coating coating on both sides is to be determined as management
standard per each product lot at the time of production.
6. When using printing paper for the copiers and the printers, each procurement organization must confirm the printability and print quality based on information
offered by the paper manufacturer making public on the product or websites. 7. Confirmation of the legality and the sustainability of the forest where pulpwood
producing paper originates from is to be conducted in accordance with the Forest Agency’s “Guideline for Verification on Legality and Sustainability of Wood and
Wood Products February 15, 2006”. In cases where the contract between the lumber company and the processing and marketing companies has been made prior to April 1,
2006, the proof that the lumber is legal in accordance to the guideline above is not necessary, as long as the party that is maintaining the lumber and the products
documents on a certificate by April 1, 2006 that the said contract has been completed before April 1, 2006.
8. Confirmation of lumber obtained from thinning to be used for pulp is to be done in accordance with “Guidelines for confirming thinning wood chips February 13,
2009.” 9. As paper is produced from a mixture of multiple wood chips, it is permissible to take
into consideration the difficulty of securing the actual proportion for each product during the manufacturing process, and use the credit method that is in accordance with
“Operation guidelines for credit method for pulp certified by forest certification system and pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning February 13, 2009”,
stipulated by M inistry of Environment. Credit method refers to a method whereby the appropriate use of pulp certified by
forest certification system and pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning and others are determined for each product, in accordance to the amount of usage for
the two types of pulp in relation to other types of material used in a given time, without consideration for whether or not it is actually used in individual product.
10. Printing paper manufactured until M arch 31, 2014, whose composite rating is over 80 will be considered as specified procurement goods in the fiscal year 2014.
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Hygienic Paper
Toilet paper Evaluation Criteria
100 recycled pulp content Factors for Consideration
Packaging and stowage is to be as simple as possible and take into account ease of recycling and reduced environmental
impact upon disposal.
Tissue paper
2 Recycled paper and the percentage of recycled paper pulp content
The definition of recycled paper and relating terms, and the percentage of recycled pulp content defining as Evaluation Criteria in each article is as follows.
The definition of recycled paper and relating terms Recycled paper
Post-consumer recycled paper and pre-consumer recycled paper. Post-consumer
recycled paper Used paper generated in shops, offices, or homes utilized as a raw
material for papermaking by paper manufacturers Papers shipped as a product to marketing channel once and returned again are
included..
Pre-consumer recycled paper
Paper generated from converting process after the papermaking process utilized as a raw material for papermaking by paper
manufacturer. However, paper used by the paper manufacturers as paper material
without being shipped as good prescribed hereinafter is excluded: the one generated from such as a paper converting factory, paper
product factory, printing factory and binding factory of paper manufacturer, etc. include those affiliates such as subsidiary
companies and related companies and the one when converting at the mills or operational sites that uses paper as raw material and also
those of generated from in case of converting by other business operators commissioned by paper manufacturers before shipping
products If the ownership of the paper material has transferred to the third party from the proper paper manufacturers, it will be treated
as recycled paper, except intentionally attempted to handle mill broke as recycled paper..
M ill broke The one that corresponds as follows.
Paper generated during the paper making process, and directly returned to the papermaking process to use as a papermaking
material so called Flowing Mill Broke. Wet broke and Dry broke. Paper kept in at the paper mills or operational sites and used as raw
material so-called Stored Mill Broke. The one provided for by Proviso in definition of the
above-mentioned as pre-consumer recycled paper.
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manufacture Paper industry 142 specified in a middle classification by a
classification of Japan Standard Industry Classification No.175 of the M inistry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notification on
M arch 23, 2009, classified Paper manufactu ring 1421, Corrugated
board manufactu ring
1422, Machine-made
