Nordic Ecolabel

Nordic eco-label website, see http //www.nordic-ecolabel.org/. Accessed 15 July 2012... 

Url-26 http //www.ecolabelindex.com/ecolabel/nordic-ecolabel-or-swan (date received 30.08.14.). Url-27 http //www.krav.se/ (date received 30.08.14.). 

Required to have Regulatory Approval (e.g. FDA, BgW, Nordic Ecolabelling). See Chapter 4. 

Nordic Ecolabeling Board. Regulations for Nordic Ecolabeling of Products http //www.svanen.nu/ Regelverk/regelverk eng.pdf, Dec. 2001. 

ISO Type I Environmental Labelhng Most of the eco-labelling schemes can be included in this type. This programme is a voluntary, multiple criteria-based, third-party programme. It awards a license for a product type considering the whole life cycle of this product category. Blue Angel, EU Ecolabel and Nordic Swan can be included in this class. 

The most effective in this respect are Type-1 labels provided in ISO 14024 (some examples of Type 1 labels applying to textiles and clothing products are GOTS, European Ecolabel, Nordic Swan, and Blue Angel). Much effort will be needed, though, to increase consumer awareness of what particular labels mean and of their true contents. 

EnvirOTimental trends are having an impact on electrical applications. Waste legislation includes WEEE (Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directive 2002/%/EC which holds producers responsible for collection and recovery of materials at end of Ufe. Additionally, materials that contain bromine-based flame retardants must be removed from the waste and handled separately. In restrictions on use of hazardous substances (ROHS) directive 2002/95/EC, the use of various hazardous materials is restricted. These include lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, and polybrominated diphenyl ether. Since the introduction of Blue Angel in Germany in 1978, several other eco-labels have been implemented. These include TCO (Sweden), Nordic Swan, Milieukeur (Netherlands), and the EU Ecolabel. The general purpose of these labels is to provide cmisumers with information relating to the environmental impact of the products they purchase. 

Nordic Swan Ecolabelling. http //www.svanen.nu/Eng/products. 

So far, relatively few products have received an EU eco-label award. This may be due to the fact that there are aheady numerous national, international, and independent schemes in place. One of the earliest eco-labeling schemes was the Blue Angel, introduced in Germany in 1977. The Nordic Countries (Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland) have been particularly active with several ecolabels in operation (e.g., the Nordic or White Swan). Within the European textile industry the Okotex label is widely promoted by the textile retailers. 

Within the Nordic Swan ecolabeling system, criteria are developed for packaging paper and sawn timber products. Representatives of AssiDoman are participating in this work. This type of labeling consists of a symbol intended to guide the consumer in making environmentally informed purchases. 

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