Chemicals in Effluent and Sludge

Mandatory

Required: must be met for the credential.

Klar Cite summary

This clause concerns chemicals in effluent and sludge. An independent assessor checks it. This is possibly linked to human health.

Cradle to Cradle Certified·clause 4·p.62

Limit
≥ 0.1 %

Original wording

Product Standard (Full Scope) clause 4 — words not shown. Read it at the source. The publisher reserves the right to its wording, so it is not republished here. 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.

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Details

What the product must meet

Limits held for this clause

Parameter / contextOperatorLimitUnit
Effluentshare≥0.1%

The clause carries more than one limit; only the first is held as a number.

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How it is proven

Who checks it
Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake

Klar Cite’s reading

Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.

Type of requirement
Meet a limit or condition — e.g. a maximum emission or a minimum recycled content
Standing
Required — must be met for the credential
Topic
Human Health — the topic the clause addresses, grouped by the Common Materials Framework (CMF)

Cite this clause

Cradle to Cradle Certified · Product Standard (Full Scope) · version v5.0 · clause 4 · page 62 · build 2026-10-22-0117 · https://klarcite.com/r/da5f9fe85594214a

Source document

Record details

Page 62, 7.4 Assessing and Optimizing Product-Relevant Chemicals in Effluent and Sludge › For the Bronze level. Read in build 2026-10-22-0117, harvested 2026-10-22.

uid da5f9fe85594214a · document 8a03580fa4d971e9 · published 2026-02

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