🥡Create a new product

The UP Scorecard has various built-in products. However, if you cannot find the product you are looking for, there is an option to create a new product.

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Define new product

Under Create or edit custom products in the home screen, select Define New Product.

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Choose a use case

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Enter the basics

You will have to give your product an appropriate name and description. You can choose an existing product to base the new product on - or leave it empty and create a new product from scratch.

Choose whether the product is reusable or single use and define the product's volume. The UP Scorecard uses the full volume of a container, i.e. the volume of water when filled to the brim.

If the information on the full volume is not available, an appropriate approximation is to use the volume indicated on the product, e.g. 500 ml for a large drinking glass, and add 10%. To get the exact volume of a container, fill it with water to the brim, and then measure this amount of water in a measuring cup.

For Reusable products, define the washing load and the wash system.

The more times a product can be reused, the more sustainable it will be. Learn more about the breakeven point in reusable products here.

When applicable, set the recycled content percentage. Whether recycled content is allowed can be defined in the next section when defining custom product components.

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Define components

To add components to a product, select a material from the list of available materials, define its mass, select the component type, define whether the component is in contact with food, and select the litter class that best describes the item.

Components: The UP Scorecard considers a component to be part of the packaging or foodware that is designed to be separated by the user (e.g., a lid, a removable label, or a protective sleeve).

Mass: The mass is relevant when estimating carbon emissions during transportation for the Climate metric.

Litter Class: Littering is relevant for the Plastic Pollution metric. The litter rate depends on the size of the items. Small items have a higher litter rate than larger ones.

Food contact: The level of food contact affects the Chemicals of Concern score. If no food contact, the component does not affect the score. With incidental food contact, the component contributes 10% of a full contact component.

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Manufacturing

Select the Region of Production.

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Define recoverability and sourcing

For each component, take a look at the criteria to see whether your product is optimized for recycling and define the recycled content percentage if applicable, then select any Composting or Sourcing Certifications that apply to your product.

Since using recycled content may negatively impact the Chemicals of Concern metric due to the concern about chemical contamination from recovered materials, the Sustainable Sourcing metric only rewards recycled content in metals (aluminum and steel), glass, and PET bottles.

Optimization for recycling and certifications are relevant to assess the Recoverability and Sustainable Sourcing metrics.

Certifications: More information on the available Certifications can be found here and here.

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Assess the presence of chemicals of concern

For each component, choose the appropriate chemical compliance and declaration that matches your product.

How to access the FCCprio List in the UP Scorecard and assess chemical compliance and declaration.

The chemical tiers are available here.

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Save your product

Once everything is filled out, save your product by pressing Create and start comparing it to other products or add it to your portfolio to see what its score will be.