Environmentally friendly paper carrier bags will be able to carry the EU Ecolabel, under a new decision establishing criteria for converted paper products that the European Commission adopted at the beginning of the month. Other paper packaging products are excluded from the converted paper products group, which is aimed at envelopes and paper carrier bags that consist of at least 90 per cent by weight of paper, paperboard or paper-based substrates. Stationery paper products that consist of at least 70 per cent by weight of paper, paperboard or paper based substrates will also qualify for ecolabel status, except for suspension files and folders with metal fasteners.
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