16 CFR § 260.17 - Source reduction claims.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s260.17"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 260.17 - Source reduction claims."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "260.17"
section_name: "Source reduction claims."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "GUIDES AND TRADE PRACTICE RULES"
part_number: "260"
part_name: "GUIDES FOR THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETING CLAIMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 41-58."
regulatory_source: "77 FR 62124, Oct. 11, 2012, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "260"
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# 260.17 Source reduction claims.
It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product or package has been reduced or is lower in weight, volume, or toxicity. Marketers should clearly and prominently qualify source reduction claims to the extent necessary to avoid deception about the amount of the source reduction and the basis for any comparison.