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Bronze Level Certification Restrictions
Cradle to Cradle Certified·clause 1.4·p.5
The requirement
Circularity Standard clause 1.4 — words not shown. Read it at the source. The publisher reserves the right to its wording and sells access to it. The clause is held and cited here, and its words are read at the source.
The clause is held and verified. Only its words are withheld.
What the product must meet
- Exemptions
- Alternatively, in cases where technical, performance, or market barriers prevent the achievement of the Silver level in the Product Circularity category, the product may be recertified at the Bronze level if the applicant publicly discloses an explanation of the limitation(s) preventing achievement of the Silver level requirements.
How it is proven
- Who checks it
- Applicant declares — a signed statement from the applicant
How Klar Cite classifies it
Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.
- What it asks
- Disclose — information the applicant must provide
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
Cite this clause
Cradle to Cradle Certified · Circularity Standard · version v4.1 · clause 1.4 · page 5 · build 2026-10-05-0439 · https://klarcite.com/r/0d543cb6d0e5e788
Record details
Page 5 of the file (printed page 2). Read in build 2026-10-05-0439, harvested 2026-10-05.
uid 0d543cb6d0e5e788 · document 04d80d2860d714a1 · fidelity verbatim · published 2025-09