ECO LABEL Criteria

ECO LABEL requirements for absorbent hygiene products are:

• The product description should include information such as the total weight of the product and the packaging, the ingredients, materials and additives used in the product.
• All pulp fibers must be covered by certification issued by an independent third-party certification program. At least 25 percent of pulp fiber should be covered by sustainable forest management certificates. The remainder of the fibers should be covered by a verification system.
• All synthetic cellulose fibers (including viscose, modal, lyocell, copper) are subject to the same criteria.
• Cotton fibers must be obtained from cotton grown according to legal obligations. Organic cotton content may include organically grown cotton and transitional organic cotton. Cotton grown in this way and used in the production of absorbent hygiene products should be traceable in terms of verification of the production standard.

The main ECO LABEL criteria determined for hard surface cleaning products are collected under the following headings:

• Toxicity to aquatic organisms
• Biodegradability
• Sustainable resource use of palm oil, palm kernel oil and their derivatives
• Excluded and restricted substances
• Packaging features
• Suitability for use
• User information

The main ECO LABEL criteria for dishwashing detergents are collected under the following headings:

• Dosage requirements
• Toxicity to aquatic organisms
• Biodegradability
• Sustainable resource use of palm oil, palm kernel oil and their derivatives
• Excluded and restricted substances
• Packaging features
• Suitability for use
• User information

For example, the reference dosage should not exceed:

• 19.0 g / wash for single function dishwasher detergent
• 21.0 g / wash for multi-functional dishwasher detergent

Brighteners are exempted from this requirement.

The main ECO LABEL criteria determined for laundry detergents are collected under the following headings:

• Dosage requirements
• Toxicity to aquatic organisms
• Biodegradability
• Sustainable resource use of palm oil, palm kernel oil and their derivatives
• Excluded and restricted substances
• Packaging features
• Suitability for use
• User information

The main ECO LABEL criteria for clothing and textile products are collected under the following headings:

• Textile fiber criteria: cotton and other natural cellulosic seed fibers (including kapok), flax and other bast fibers (including hemp, jute and ramie), wool and other keratin fibers (including sheep and lamb wool and camel, alpaca and goat hair) , acrylic, elastane, polyamide (or nylon), polyester, polypropylene, artificial cellulose fibers (including viscose, modal and lyocell)
• Parts and accessories criteria: fillers, coatings, laminates and membranes, accessories
• Chemicals and process criteria: restricted substance list, substitution of hazardous substances and mixtures used in dyeing, printing and finishing processes, washing, drying and curing energy efficiency, treatment of emissions to air and water
• Suitability for use criteria: dimensional changes during washing and drying, color fastness to washing, color fastness to perspiration (acid, alkali), color fastness to wet rubbing, color fastness to dry rubbing, color fastness to light, washing resistance and absorbency of cleaning products , the fabric's resistance to pilling and abrasion, durability of function
• Corporate social responsibility criteria: basic principles and rights in the workplace, restriction on denim sandblasting

The main ECO LABEL criteria for shoes are grouped under the following headings:

• Source of hides and leathers, cotton, wood and cork and artificial and synthetic cellulose fibers
• Reducing water consumption and restriction in tanning of leather and hides
• Water emissions from leather, textile and rubber production
• Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
• Hazardous substances found in product and shoe components
• Restricted substances list
• Parameters that contribute to durability
• Corporate social responsibility regarding labor aspects
• Packaging features
• Information on packaging

The main ECO LABEL criteria for fabrics are collected under the following headings:

• Textile fibers
  • Cotton and other natural cellulosic seed fibers
  • Flax and other straw fibers
  • Wool and other keratin fibers
  • Acrylic
  • elastane
  • Polyamide
  • Polyester
  • Polypropylene
  • Artificial cellulose fibers (lyocell, modal and viscose)
• Components and accessories
  • Fillings
  • Coatings, laminates and membranes
  • Accessories
• Chemicals and processes
  • Restricted substance list
  • Substitution of hazardous substances in dyeing, printing and finishing processes
  • Washing, drying and curing energy efficiency
  • Processing emissions to air and water
• Suitability for use
  • Dimensional changes during washing and drying
  • Color fastness to washing
  • Color fastness to perspiration (acid, alkali)
  • Color fastness to wet rubbing
  • Color fastness to dry friction
  • Color fastness to light
  • Washing resistance of cleaning products
  • Fabric resistance to pilling and abrasion
  • Function durability
• Corporate social responsibility
  • Basic principles and rights in the workplace
  • Restriction on denim sandblasting

The main eco label criteria determined for building materials are grouped under the following headings:

• Raw material extraction
  • Extraction management (only for natural products)
  • Extraction management (for all hard coating products)
• Raw material selection (for all hard coating products)
  • Absence of risk phrases on raw materials
  • Limiting the presence of certain substances in additives (only for glazed tiles)
  • Limiting the presence of asbestos and polyester resins in materials
• Finishing operations (only for natural products)
• Production process (for processed products only)
  • Energy consumption
  • Water consumption and use
  • Emissions to air
  • Emissions to water
  • Cement
• Waste management
  • Waste management (only for natural products)
  • Recycling of waste (only for processed products)
• Use phase: release of hazardous substances (glazed tiles only)
• Packaging features
• Suitability for use
• Consumer information

The main ECO LABEL criteria for paints and varnishes are collected under the following headings:

• General environmental requirements: information about the product, classification of products, classification of constituent chemicals, environmentally hazardous substances, preservatives, formaldehyde, residual monomers in polymers, heavy metals, titanium dioxide, powder raw materials, nanoparticles, other unused substances, content of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds volatile aromatic hydrocarbons
• Quality requirements: white pigment content, wet rub resistance claims, spreading rate, water resistance, adhesion, wear
• Consumer information, packaging and take-back systems: consumer information, packaging, take-back systems
• Quality management and legal requirements: laws and regulations, license managers, documentation, product quality, planned changes, unforeseen non-conformances, traceability

The main ECO LABEL criteria determined for electronic screens are grouped under the following headings:

• Energy consumption
  • Energy-saving
  • Power management
• Restricted substances
  • Excluded or limited items
  • Supply chain fluorinated greenhouse gas (activities to reduce emissions
• Repairability and commercial warranty
• End of life management
  • Material selection and information to increase recyclability
  • Design for disassembly and recycling
• Corporate social responsibility
  • Working conditions during production
  • Supply of non-conflict minerals
• Information criteria

The main ECO LABEL criteria determined for wood, cork and bamboo based floor coverings are collected under the following headings:

• Product description
• Wood, cork and bamboo based materials
• General requirements for dangerous substances and mixtures
• Special item requirements
• Energy consumption in the production process
• Volatile organic compound emissions from floor coverings
• Formaldehyde emissions from floor coverings and main board
• Suitability for use
• Repairability and extended warranty
• Consumer information

The main ECO LABEL criteria for hard coatings are collected under the following headings:

• Raw material extraction: extraction management for natural products only, extraction management for all hard coating products
• Raw material selection (for all hard coating products): absence of risk phrases in raw materials, limiting the presence of some substances in additives (only for glazed tiles), limiting the presence of asbestos and polyester resins in materials
• Finishing operations (only for natural products)
• Production process (only for processed products): energy consumption, water consumption and use, emissions to air, emissions to water, cement
• Waste management: waste management (only for natural products), waste recovery (only for processed products)
• Use phase: release of hazardous substances (glazed tiles only)
• Packaging features
• Suitability for use
• Consumer information

The main ECO LABEL criteria for furniture are collected under the following headings:

• Product description
• General requirements for dangerous substances and mixtures
• Wood, cork, bamboo and rattan (wood weave)
• Plastics
• Metals
• Floor covering materials
• Upholstery filling materials
• Glass: the use of heavy metals
• Final product requirements
• Consumer information

The main ECO LABEL criteria determined for bed mattresses are grouped under the following headings:

• Latex foam
• Polyurethane foam
• Wire and springs
• Coconut fibers
• Textiles (fabrics and fibers used as bedspreads or padding)
• Glues and adhesives
• Flame Retardants
• biocides
• plasticizers
• Excluded or restricted substances and mixtures
• Emission of certain volatile organic compounds (SVOCs, VOCs, VVOCs) in the bed
• Technical performance
• Design for materials disassembly and recovery
• Additional information for consumers

The main ECO LABEL criteria for growing media, soil improvers and mulch are collected under the following headings:

• components
• Organic ingredients
• Mineral growing medium and mineral components
  • Energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions
  • Mineral extraction resources
  • Use of mineral growing media and after use
• Recycled or recovered and organic materials in the growing environment
• Restriction of dangerous substances
  • Heavy metals
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
  • Dangerous substances and mixtures
  • Listed substances in European Union countries
  • Limits for Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp
• Stability
• Physical pollutants
• Organic matter and dry matter
• Live grass seeds and plant propagules
• Plant response
• Growing media features
• Providing information

The main ECO LABEL criteria for lubricants are collected under the following headings:

• Excluded or limited items
• Additional aquatic toxicity requirements
• Biodegradability and bioaccumulative potential
• Renewable content requirements
• Packaging and container requirements
• Minimum technical performance
• Consumer information on use and disposal
• Information that appears on the label

The main ECO LABEL criteria determined for graph paper, tissue paper and tissue products are collected under the following headings:

• Emissions to water and air
• Energy use
• Fibers: conserving resources, sustainable forest management
• Restricted dangerous substances and mixtures
• Waste management
• Suitability for use
• Information on packaging
• Information that appears on the label

The objectives of the ECO LABEL criteria determined for graph paper, tissue paper and tissue products can be listed as follows:

• To reduce energy consumption and air-related emissions
• To reduce the damage to the environment by reducing water and waste generation
• To reduce environmental damage or risks associated with the use of hazardous chemicals
• Protect forests by requiring recycled fibers or virgin fibers from forests and sustainably managed areas

The ECO LABEL criteria determined for these products are for the following purposes:

• Setting strict limits on the use of dangerous substances
• Determine requirements for an appropriate waste management system, including limits on product recyclability and the maximum amount of paper waste produced
• To determine emissions-related requirements, especially VOC emissions, in terms of employee health and environmental protection
• Determining the requirements for energy consumption in the production area

The main ECO LABEL criteria determined for printed paper, stationery paper, paper carrying bag products are collected under the following headings:

• Substrates (substances that combine or decompose in enzyme reactions)
• Restricted substances
  • Restrictions on substances of very high concern (SVHCs)
  • Restrictions on substances classified under regulation 1272/2008 published in the European Union
  • Biocidal products and biocidal active substances
  • Cleaning agents
  • Alkyl phenol ethoxylates, halogenated solvents and phthalates
  • Other restrictions on printing inks, toners and varnishes
  • Toluene recovery from rotogravure printing
• Recyclability
  • Removability of non-paper parts
  • Re-pulping
  • Adhesives removability
  • Separability
• Emissions
  • Emissions to water from rotogravure printing
  • Emissions from facilities covered by the directive 2010/75 / EU published in the European Union
  • Volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions from printing processes not covered by the directive 2010/75 / EU published in the European Union
• Waste
  • Waste management system
  • Paper for recycling from printing facilities
  • Paper for recycling from stationery paper products and transport bags production areas
• Energy use
• Training:
• Suitability for use
• Information on the product
• Information that appears on the label

The main ECO LABEL compulsory criteria determined for campground services are collected under the following headings:

• General management criteria
  • The foundation of the environmental management system
  • Staff education
  • Information to guests
  • General care
  • Consumption monitoring
• Energy criteria
  • Energy-efficient space heating and water heating devices
  • Energy efficient lighting
  • Electricity supply from a renewable electricity supplier
• Water criteria
  • Effective water faucets: bath taps and showers
  • Effective water faucets: toilets and urinals
• Waste and waste water criteria
  • Waste prevention
  • Sorting wastes and sending them for recycling
• Other criteria
  • No smoking in common areas
  • Promotion of environmentally preferred means of transport
  • Information that appears on the label

The main ECO LABEL optional criteria determined for campground services are grouped under the following headings:

• General management criteria

• ISO certification of the camping areas
• ISO certification of suppliers
• Eco-labeled services
• Environmental and social communication and education
• Consumption monitoring: energy and water metering
• Energy criteria

• Energy efficient lighting
• Automatic shutdown of devices
• Electricity supply from a renewable electricity supplier
• On-site self-generation through renewable energy sources
• Heating energy from renewable energy sources
• Water criteria

• Effective water faucets: bath taps and showers
• Effective water faucets: toilets and urinals
• Water hardness indicators
• Rainwater recycling
• Efficient irrigation
• Native or non-invasive alien species used in outdoor planting
• Waste and waste water criteria

• Durable goods
• Purification of wastewater
• Other criteria

• Maintenance tools
• Environmentally preferred means of transport offer

The main ECO LABEL mandatory criteria determined for tourist accommodation services are grouped under the following headings:

• General management criteria
  • The foundation of the environmental management system
  • Staff education
  • Information to guests
  • General care
  • Consumption monitoring
• Energy criteria
  • Energy-efficient space heating and water heating devices
  • Energy efficient air conditioning and air based heat pump devices
  • Energy efficient lighting
  • Automatic shutdown of HVAC and lighting
  • Outdoor heating and air conditioning devices
  • Electricity supply from a renewable electricity supplier
• Water criteria
  • Effective water faucets: bath taps and showers
  • Effective water faucets: toilets and urinals
  • Reduction in laundry by reusing towels and bed linen
• Waste and waste water criteria
  • Waste prevention: food service waste reduction plan
  • Waste prevention: disposable products
  • Sorting wastes and sending them for recycling

The main ECO LABEL optional criteria determined for tourist accommodation services are grouped under the following headings:

• General management criteria
  • ISO certificate of tourist accommodation facilities
  • ISO certification of suppliers
  • Eco-labeled services
  • Environmental and social communication and education
  • Consumption monitoring: energy and water metering
• Energy criteria
  • Energy efficient space heating and water heating devices
  • Energy efficient air conditioning and air based heat pump devices
  • Energy efficient lighting
  • Heat recovery
  • Automatic shutdown of devices
  • District heating and cooling
  • Electric hand dryers with proximity sensors
  • Swimming pool heating
• Water criteria
  • Effective water faucets: bath taps and showers
  • Effective water faucets: toilets and urinals
  • Dishwasher water consumption
  • Washing machine water consumption
  • Water hardness indicators
  • Optimized pool management
  • Rainwater recycling
  • Efficient irrigation
• Waste and waste water criteria
  • Paper products
  • Durable goods
  • Beverage supply
  • Detergent and toiletries supply
  • Minimizing the use of cleaning products
  • Used textiles and furniture
  • Purification of wastewater