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Five questions that separate a specification from a pitch

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Five questions that separate a specification from a pitch
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1. What is the bio-based content as a percentage by weight, for the grade I am buying?

2. Is the recycled content post-consumer or post-industrial, and what is the split?

3. What does this certificate not cover?

4. What is the batch-to-batch variance on the property my product depends on, and will you provide a per-lot test report?

5. What has changed since the sample I approved?

A supplier who answers all five is a supplier you can build a substantiation file around. A supplier who answers none is selling you a story you will have to defend yourself.

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2026-08-22
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