Being updated - Absorbent hygiene products

This PCR is being updated, with expected publication date in Q4 2025. Among others, the updated PCR will align with General Programme Instruction (GPI) version 5, published in June 2024.

Open consultation of the draft PCR took place 2025-05-15 until 2025-07-10. Now the PCR is being updated based on the open consultation comments received.

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The validity period of the present version of the PCR (Version 3.0.X) was extended with 1 year upon initiation of the PCR updating process.

This document (version 3.0.4) provides Product Category Rules (PCR) for the assessment of the environmental performance of Absorbent hygiene products, and the declaration of this performance by an EPD.

Absorbent hygiene products are a subset of products from UN CPC/division 32/subclass 32193: toilet paper, handkerchiefs, towels, serviettes, napkins for babies, tampons, and similar household, sanitary or hospital articles, and articles of apparel, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres. The product category of absorbent hygiene products consists of female sanitary protection, baby diapers and adult incontinence products with subgroups as defined in the PCR, Table 1.

Note that in this PCR, the following products are excluded: Toilet paper, handkerchiefs, towels, serviettes, and articles of apparel, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres.

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