GREENCOMO — Standards watchDated notes on the standards and regulations that change a towel specificationhttps://greencomo.com/news/2026-10-19T00:00:00+08:00GREENCOMOhttps://greencomo.com/A replacement for the woodpulp spunlace standard is published, with an application date of 1 August 2027https://greencomo.com/news/gb-t-26379-2026-woodpulp-spunlace/2026-10-19T00:00:00+08:00GB/T 26379-2026 wholly replaces the 2011 edition. A specification sheet citing the old edition has a known end date, and a tender written to run past it needs an answer now.The standard that defines a dry nonwoven wiping towel, and what a drafting-unit credit does and does not meanhttps://greencomo.com/news/gb-t-40276-2021-soft-towel-standard/2026-10-19T00:00:00+08:00The scope separates a dry nonwoven towel from a wet wipe and from a paper towel. Being named in the drafting record is public record of participation, not a product approval.The EU packaging regulation reached its application date in August 2026https://greencomo.com/news/eu-ppwr-2025-40-packaging/2026-10-19T00:00:00+08:00The towel is not packaging. The poly bag around it and the carton it ships in are. The role definitions, not the product, decide who carries the obligations.The nonwoven test-method series has dropped Textiles from its title and is reissuing part by parthttps://greencomo.com/news/iso-9073-retitled-parts/2026-10-19T00:00:00+08:00Some parts are new editions, some are still the 2000s text, and a specification that cites a withdrawn edition is citing a withdrawn edition however current the product is.An association standard for antimony-free dry towels exists, and this note records only the pointerhttps://greencomo.com/news/t-cnita-09115-2025-antimony-free/2026-10-19T00:00:00+08:00T/CNITA 09115-2025 is listed as current. This entry records what the catalogue shows and says plainly what has not been read, which is the technical content itself.