Centexbel QA-CER recycled content

Centexbel has included the BQA-QA-CER system in its product certification. The Centexbel QA-CER recycled content scheme is based on the European standard EN 15343, which defines the way in which the recycled content of a product is determined. The chain of custody model underlying this calculation is a controlled mixture model as described in ISO 22095.

Traceability is an essential part of the certification process. As a company, it is therefore essential to be able to demonstrate the provenance of the recycled material used in the production process. In order to verify the traceability of materials, it is necessary to obtain an approved supplier certificate that confirms the origin of the recycled material in question.

CENTEXBEL QA-CER recycled content is designed to suit many companies in different sectors:

• Companies sorting and recycling post-industrial and post-consumer waste of plastics, textiles or composites.
• Plastics processors, textile and composite producers using post-industrial and post-consumer waste of plastics, textiles or composites.
• Assembly companies that make composite products using recyclate from plastic parts or textiles.

Why CENTEXBEL QA-CER recycled content?

• You want to increase the use of recycled material in your company
• You want to guarantee the quality of both recyclate and recycled content.
• You want to put forward your sustainability efforts in a transparent way.
• You want to increase consumer confidence in products containing recycled material (often considered to be of inferior quality).