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Enviro-benefit - Signifies that the product has environmental benefits that mark it out as being enviromentally friendly. |
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For a long time many of our products have been manufactured using recycled waste including plastic and paper.. Where this is the case you'll see the exact content of such material displayed e.g Recycled 100%. |
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If you want to find green products then use the product and keyword searches above and check the Display green products only. |
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Other standards you may come across on you green products are listed below with a short description of their providence. |
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Nordic Swan - The official Eco-label of the Nordic Council of Ministers, it demonstrates that a product has a low environmental impact across the whole of its lifecycle. Typically inks are alcohol or water based and spillage and disposal is not hazardous to the environment. For a product to achieve this standard it most not contain chlorinated plastics or heavy metals. |
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Green Dragon - An environmental management system relevant to the specific needs of the manufacturer. Participating organisations gain recognition for effective environmental management.
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FSC - The Forest Stewardship Council is an international network to promote responsible management of the world's forests. FSC brings people together to find solutions to the problems created by bad forestry practises and to reward good forest management. FSC works to be recognised as the global centre of excellence in the development of international standards for forest certification. |
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TCO - TCO Development is a company that leads development toward better and sustainable work environments for people working in office environments. To qualify, products must have low emissions, meet ergonomic design criteria and have minimal environmental impact.
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The Green Dot - The manufacturers of these products have paid for collection, sorting and recycling of the product's packaging. Most packaging is only used once, but this does not mean that it automatically can be used to manufacture new products. Since 1990, the Green Dot has been making sure that used packaging is collected, sorted and recovered in line with the German Packaging Ordinance.
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Fairtrade - This is an independent consumer label that guaranteed a better deal for workers and producers from poor and developing countries, ensuring that workers receive a fair wage to invest in the future. Fairtrade is an alternative approach to conventional international trade. It is trading which aims at a sustainable development for excluded and disadvantaged producers. It seeks to do this by providing better trading conditions, by raising awareness and by campaigning.
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