Totally Chlorine Free (TCF) is reserved for virgin fiber papers. TCF certified paper does not use pulp produced with chlorine or chlorine containing compounds as bleaching agents.

The Totally Chlorine Free ecolabel indicates:

* No chlorine or chlorine compounds were used in the papermaking process.
* All virgin components need to be certified as total chlorine free and require a chain of custody for all fiber.
* The mill has no current or pending violations.
* The mill does not use old growth forest for any of the virgin pulp.