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SANITARY PAPER PRODUCTS 

GECA 13-2005 Standard (PDF)

BayWest

Environmentally-Preferable Sanitary Paper Products 

 

Product Marketing Name: Wasau EcoSoft 100% Recycled Paper Products
Use and Application: Commercial Sanitary Paper

Date of Certification: 19th July 2005

 

 

   1.   Description of the Technology.

 

E. Sime and Company Australia Pty Ltd are the exclusive distributors of  the Green Seal Certified, 100% recycled fibre Wausau EcoSoft commercial washroom paper products, manufactured in the USA. 

 

The products meet or exceed all EPA guidelines for post-consumer waste paper content and the manufacturer, Wausau Pulp and Paper Operation, is ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 certified and operates under a certified HACCP Food Safety Program.

 

The range of Ecosoft products offered by E. Sime and Company are used widely in the public sector - clubs, pubs, entertainment centres, large office buildings, manufacturing plants, and also in schools and rural council facilities where recycled product is specified. Made from 100% recycled waste, with a minimum of 40% post consumer recycled content in paper towels and 25% in toilet papers, the range has a growing Australian market base and are durable and suitable for everyday use.

 

After a comprehensive assessment undertaken by GECA against the 13-2005 - Sanitary Paper Products Standard, the range of Wausau EcoSoft commercial sanitary paper products has been awarded an Australian Good Environmental Choice Licence.

 

 

   2.   The Products

 

BRAND: Wausau EcoSoft 100% Recycled Paper Products:

 

       Ecosoft 1 ply Toilet tissue
       Ecosoft 2 ply Toilet tissue
       Ecosoft 1 ply Opticore tissue
       Ecosoft 2 ply Opticore tissue
       Ecosoft 1 ply Opticore toilet tissue
       Ecosoft natural white roll towel

       Ecosoft natural white multi-fold towel
       Ecosoft white roll towel
       Ecosoft white multi-fold towel

       Dubl-Nature Roll Towels

 

 

Core Environmental Criteria Tested:

 

Environmental Requirements Performance Characteristics

Fibre Content

100% recovered fibre

Water Emissions:

Must not exceed COD <20.0 kg/t paper 

Certified products COD levels are well below specified limit

(COD 3.7 kg/t paper)

Readily biodegradable surfactants must be used

Biodegradable surfactants are used in the production process

Bleaching:

(Chlorine, optical brighteners, halogenated bleaching agents and ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) must not be used.) 

Certified products fully compliant

Must not use Ozone Depleting Substances in Industrial Solvents and Cleaning Agents

Certified products fully compliant

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    3. Environmental and Social Regulatory Obligations

 

 

The company has an environmental policy and an environmental management system for the Middletown and Harrodsburg site. The manufacturing process and manufacturer are fully compliant with relevant environmental regulations at the Local, State and Commonwealth level.  The manufacturing process and manufacturer also comply with employment remuneration, non-discrimination and OH&S regulations and is committed to these principles and the requirements stipulated by the Australian Ecolabel Program.

 

Additional Information

The range of Wausau EcoSoft products can be ordered from the National Distribution Centre in Sydney and 25 distributors nationwide or online via E. Sime website.

 

For more information contact E Sime and Company Australia Pty Ltd directly:

 

 

E.SIME & COMPANY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

 

Unit 18, 1-13 Atkinson Road Taren Point, Sydney NSW 2229
Postal: P.O. Box 2551, Taren Point, Sydney NSW 2229

PHONE: +61 2 9525 5102

FAX: +61 2 9525 5103

 

Web (International): www.baywestpaper.com

E-Mail: john@esime.com.au 

 

 

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BayWest Distributor List

 

Distributor Name Area Covered Contact No.

NSW / ACT

True Blue Chemicals Sydney 02 9540 1911
True Blue Chemicals Wollongong 02 4274 1586
True Blue Chemicals Canberra 02 6241 5953
True Blue Chemicals Newcastle 02 4952 9266
Nowra Chemicals Nowra/South Coast  02 4421 4099
Westco Distributors Bathurst/Central West 02 6332 1114

VIC

Blue Lion Supplies Melbourne 03 9720 1577

QLD

Hanleys Brisbane 07 3216 2711
Tensens Cleaning Supplies Brisbane/Sunshine Coast 07 5477 1511
PacPlus Wholesale Rockhampton 07 4926 1792

SA / NT

Pak-Rite Adelaide 08 8398 2872

WA

Chemform Perth/Country WA 08 9344 2455
Mandurah Packaging Mandurah 08 9535 3311

TAS

All Line Distributors

Tasmania wide

03 6344 8400

 

   

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
Good Environmental Choice Australia Ltd. - PO Box 4140, Weston Creek ACT 2611
Ph: 02 6287 3100 / Fax: 02 6287 3800 / E-mail - info@geca.org.au