Criteria revision of Ecolabel on converted product paper

JRC Sevilla, European Commission

Ecolabel Criteria is a voluntary, multiple criteria based Eu Scheme to promote best environmental performing products in the market. It is a third party program that awards a license that authorizes the use of environmental preferability of a product within a particular product category based on life cycle considerations.
 
With criteria such as:
    • reduced water pollution,
    • reduced environmental damage or risks related to the use of energy (global warming, acidification, ozone depletion, depletion of non-renewable resources)
    • restrictions on hazardous chemicals.

Sectors covered by EU Ecolabel:
Cleaning up; Coverings; Personal care products; Electronic Equipment; Furniture; Gardening; Household appliances; Paper products etc.

Technical support for EU Ecolabel Criteria – Converted paper:

    • Life cycle assessment
    • Technical analysis
    • Stakeholder consultation

The life cycle nature of the EU Ecolabel:

    • Life cycle aspects addressed
    • Identification of environmental hotspots LCA methodology
    • Settings of thresholds

Project partners:

    • JRC Sevilla
    • European Commission

Project duration: January 2018 – January 2020

Contact:
Dr. -Ing. Rose Nangah Mankaa
E-Mail: rose.mankaa@inab.rwth-aachen.de
Tel.: +49 241 80 227 63