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Note: 1. PET resins denote material that use recycled PET bottles and fiber products, etc.
2. Weight of all fibers denotes the weight of all product excluding accessories such as
button, fastener, hook and sewing thread, etc. from all of product. The weight of accessories used recycled plastic part or all of plastic once used as a part of a useful
product that has been discarded, remnants discarded during the manufacturing process, or the recyclereuse of defective articles This excludes, however, plastic that has been
recycled in the process of manufacturing the product may be include “the weight of all fibers” and “the weight of polyester from recycled PET resins”.
3. Unused fiber is created by reusing short fiber produced during spinning i.e. linter. 4. Reconstructed fiber is created by decomposing and creating into linear form materials
such as remnants from manufacturing of clothing, and products that are no longer in use.
5. Filling in the evaluation criteria for comforters refer to cotton, lamb wool, down and
synthetic material that are used to fill comforters.
6. A system is in place for the collection, reuse and recycling denotes the fulfillment of
the below requirements. A system for collection should fulfill the below requirements a. and b.
a. The manufacturer or the seller has a system a collection system located at the manufacturer or the seller, or collection in response to the user’s request for
voluntarily collecting collecting on its own or commissioning other companies to collect; includes situations where multiple businesses undertake the collection
together used products.
b. In order to precipitate appropriate collection, specific information for the collection collection method, collection location, etc. of used products is
available from the products body, package, catalog and website for the users.
A system for reuse and recycling should fulfill the below requirements c. and d.
c. The collected products must be reused, material recycled and chemical recycled. d. The parts that cannot be reuse or recycling of collected products must energy
recovered. 7. When cleaning the products, procurement organizations should consider to choose the
business who executes cleaning that fulfills the evaluation criteria of “Laundry and dry cleaning” refer to Laundry and dry cleaning section.
2 Target Creation Guideline 1. Blankets: ratio of the number of blankets meeting the criteria to the total number of
those containing polyester fiber to be purchased including leaserental agreements in the fiscal year.
2. Comforters: ratio of the number of comforters meeting the criteria to the total number of those containing polyester fiber, or containing recycled filling, to be purchased
including leaserental agreements in the fiscal year.
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14-4. Beds 1 Items and Evaluation Criteria
Bed frames Evaluation Criteria
With the exception of metals, the primary material must meet, of the criteria below, 1 for plastic, 2 for wood, and 3 for paper. In
addition, items whose secondary material include wood must meet 2 a. Items whose secondary material include paper with the
exception of virgin pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning, or with recycled wood pieces obtained from plywood or
lumber factories must meet 3 b. 1 Recycled plastic makes up no less than 10 in weight of all
plastic used. 2 M ust fulfill the following.
a. Lumber obtained from thinning, recycled wood pieces obtained from plywood or lumber factories, or lumber used
as raw material, or the pulpwood used is in compliance with the regulations concerning forestry in its country or
geographical area of origin.
b. Discharge rate of formaldehyde from materials is no greater
than 0.02 mgm²h, or the equivalent.
3 M ust fulfill the following. a. At least 50 recycled pulp content.
b. 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.
Factors for Consideration 1
Designed for long-term use, taking into account maintenance, repair, and the replaceability of parts that wear. Designed to
enable component reuse and easy disassembly for refurbishment and recycling, or the appropriate disposal of the separated parts
after the item’s useful life. Special care taken in the design of the item’s metal components to enable long-term use, conservation
of resources, and reuse of materials.
2 If the material includes wood, lumber that is used as the raw
material with the exception of lumber obtained from thinning, or recycled wood pieces obtained from plywood or lumber
factories is to be obtained from a forest that is conducting a sustainable operation.
3 If the material includes paper, and furthermore, if virgin pulp is
used, pulpwood that is used as the raw material is to be obtained from a forest that is conducting a sustainable operation.
4 Packaging and stowage is to be as simple as possible and take
157 into account ease of recycling and reduced environmental impact
upon disposal. 5
A system for the collection and reuserecycling of packaging, etc. is considered.
M attresses Evaluation Criteria
1 Products includes polyester fiber or synthetic fiber made from
vegetable used for filling components must fulfill one of the following.
a. Products include polyester fiber accounts for no less than 25 polyester from recycled PET resins by weight of all
fibers used. b. Products include synthetic fiber made from vegetable whose
reductional effect of environmental load has been confirmed accounts for no less than 25 by weight of all fibers used.
2 All fiber used for felt must be unused fiber or reconstructed fiber.
3 The amount of free formaldehyde excreted from material not to
exceed 75 ppm. 4
Substances harmful to the ozone layer not used as an expanding agent for urethane; does not use hydro-fluorocarbon so-called
CFC alternative.
Factors for Consideration 1
The item is designed for long-term use, so that any consumable parts can be replaced and, after the item’s useful life, it can be
dismantled and its materials separated to facilitate refurbishment, reuse and recycling, or the appropriate disposal of its separated
parts.
2 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.
Items that are used for special purposes such as medical care, nursing, or advanced
medical care shall not be included in bed frames under consideration in the evaluation criteria of this section.
2. Items that are used for advanced medical care operating table, ICU bed, etc. shall not
be included in mattresses under consideration in the evaluation criteria of this section.
3.
Recycled plastic denotes part or all of plastic once used as a part of a useful product
that has been discarded, remnants discarded during the manufacturing process, or the recyclereuse of defective articles This excludes, however, plastic that has been
recycled in the process of manufacturing the product.
4.
PET resins denote material that use recycled PET bottles and fiber products, etc.
5.
Weight of all fibers denotes the weight of all product excluding accessories such as
button, fastener, hook and sewing thread, etc. from all of product. The weight of accessories used recycled plastic and synthetic fiber or plastic made from vegetable
whose reductional effect of environmental load has been confirmed may be include “the weight of all fibers” and “the weight of polyester from recycled PET resins or
158 synthetic fiber made from vegetable whose reductional effect of environmental load
has been confirmed”. 6.
Discharge rate of no greater than 0.02 mgm²h, or the equivalent denotes the following. Beds for domestic use which meet this formaldehyde discharge according to JIS S
1102 fill this standard. a.
Wood material with a corresponding Japan Industrial Standard or Japan Agricultural Standards, whose criteria for formaldehyde discharge is
regulated, must meet the criteria for F
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