What does the RCN Program require?
The program requires that: Printers and publishers ensure that 50 percent of all newsprint consumed in a calendar year (January through December) is RCN, and by March 1 annually certify to the State the actual amounts used (using the “Newsprint Consumer Certification” Form 430). See 14 CCR Sections 17956(a) and 17958(a) and (b). Suppliers certify the metric tons of RCN and non-RCN in every shipment to printers, publishers, or other newsprint suppliers. Specifically, every shipment of newsprint to a printer, a publisher, or another supplier must include a certification with: • The supplier’s name, mailing address, and phone number. • The name and physical address of the printer or publisher or supplier to whom the newsprint shipment is being sent. • The newsprint grade and the date(s) of shipment. • Total, in metric tons, by grade, of RCN shipped. • Total, in metric tons, by grade, of newsprint containing less than 40 percent postconsumer waste paper (i.e., non-RCN newsprint) shipped. •
