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The products listed in the Shopper's Guide to Ancient Forest Friendly Tissue Products are divided into 3 different categories:
 GREEN list: this section lists tissue companies and brands of tissue products for which a manufacturer has made a firm commitment to ensure that the products:
- are ancient and endangered forest friendly,
- have a high post-consumer recycled and/or alternative fibre content,
- are produced cleanly and without chlorine.
The message to consumers is that these products should be preferentially purchased above all other options.
A note on GREEN listed products:
Manufacturers and brands that have made a commitment to go ancient forest friendly and are in the process of maximizing the recycled content of their products and introducing Forest Stewardship Council-certified fibres if necessary are listed in the green list.
 YELLOW list: this section is for disposable products that Greenpeace believes may be ancient forest friendly. Greenpeace, however, can not guarantee this. This will be due to either the manufacturer failing to make a formal, written pledge or because there is a lack of clarity or certainty over the accuracy of the claim. The message in this case to consumers is that the purchase of these products is not suggested, and thus should generally be avoided with preference given to GREEN-listed products.
 RED list: this section lists tissue companies and brands of disposable tissue products that contain ancient and/or endangered forest fibres and/or whose products are bleached with chlorine. This list also contains companies that have refused to make commitments to purchasing recycled or Forest Stewardship Council-certified fibres for their products in the future. The message to consumers is that these products are not ancient forest friendly and should definitely be avoided.
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