Section ATCP 137.06 - Recycled content representations(1) No person may represent, without qualification, that a product is recycled, or that it contains or is made from recycled material, unless at least one of the following applies: (a) The entire product consists of, or is made from, recycled material.(b) The representation clearly identifies, to the nearest 5% or closer, the minimum percentage by weight of the product that constitutes or is made from recycled material. For paper products, recycled content may be expressed as a percentage of fiber content in the product rather than a percentage by weight of the product.(2) No person may represent that a product contains or is made from "post-consumer material" or "pre-consumer material" unless the use of those terms conforms to the definitions under s. ATCP 137.02(6) and (7).(3) If any person represents that a product contains or is made from "post-consumer material" or "pre-consumer material," the representation shall clearly identify, to the nearest 5% or closer, the product's minimum percentage content of that material, by weight. For paper products, the percentage content of post-consumer or pre-consumer material may be expressed as a percentage of fiber content rather than a percentage by weight.(4) No person may represent that a product is recycled, that it contains or is made from recycled material, or that it contains or is made from "post-consumer material" or "pre-consumer material" unless both of the following apply: (a) The representation complies with s. ATCP 137.07.(b) The person can substantiate the representation under s. ATCP 137.08.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ATCP 137.06
Cr. Register, January, 1994, No. 457, eff. 2-1-94.