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From: Fred Friedman (FRIEDMAN.FRED@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV)
Date: Thu Feb 20 1997 - 05:30:00 EST 

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 97 10:30 WET
From: FRIEDMAN.FRED@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV (Fred Friedman)
Subject: Re: Need help for recycle logo or mark (Prasert C...)

Feb 20/97

Dear Prasert C...,

The universally accepted logo for recycled materials is a patterned logo of 3 chasing arrows. There are national variations on this, and other marks and symbols used by different national programs. The issue is largely what the meaning of the symbol is. In the US you are subject to governmental lawsuit and occasional seizure of goods for misleading advertising should your use of a recycling logo not adhere to national standards for recycled content, including your case of corrugated cardboard. The US does have standards for this substance s recyclability. Whether that is the case for where you live, I can t say.

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