Mann mit Putzmitteln beim Reinigen

Haushold & Cleaning (Eco-Label)

Environmentally friendly products in the houesehold are especially important with focus on cleaning products. They have to be biodegradable, have a high cleaning performance and try to minimize packaging material.

A sea of blooms. Copyright by Austrian Ecolabel.

In focus: The Ecolabel in practice - market control

Not only the strict, transparent criteria and the independently prepared expert opinion ensure that Ecolabel products also deliver what they promise. The Association for Consumer Information (VKI) also tests products from all guidelines for correct use of the Austrian Ecolabel.

Reinigungsfront

Professional cleaning Services must ensure perfect cleaning results as well as the health of employees and a healthy environment. The company Reinigungsfront from Linz has impressively demonstrated this professionalism by implementing the EU Ecolabel.


 

There are hardly any legal requirements to reduce the environmental burden of cosmetics in the EU. In contrast to surfactants in detergents and cleaning agents it is not a laid down by law that those substances in cosmetics have to be easily degradable. The Cosmetics Regulation addresses only the safety of the products for humans, but here too is still room for improvement.

The Ecolabel closes these gaps by setting strict requirements, for example:

  • the ingredients must be biodegradable and must not be toxic to the environment
  • endocrine disrupting chemicals are prohibited
  • only very small amounts of sensitizing chemicals are allowed
  • perfume is prohibited at all in baby or children's products

In addition, the packaging weight must be low and the packaging materials used must be recyclable.

More information, documents, fact sheets, user manuals can be found on the website of the European Ecolabel.
https://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel/ 

Umweltzeichen Richtlinie: GuidelineLicencees
Lizenznehmer Land
CWS Hygiene International GmbH
Gataric Group d.o.o
green care PROFESSIONAL Produkte
Hagleitner Hygiene International GmbH
hollu Systemhygiene GmbH
Pernauer Chemiewerke GmbH
RINGANA GmbH
Wetrok AG

More information, documents, fact sheets, user manuals can be found on the website of the European Ecolabel.

Umweltzeichen Richtlinie:
Lizenznehmer Land
Ekologische Reinigungs- und Pflege GmbH
Markas GmbH
Real Facility Gebäudeservice GmbH
The Green Front

More information, documents, fact sheets, user manuals can be found on the website of the European Ecolabel.

Umweltzeichen Richtlinie:
Lizenznehmer Land
green care PROFESSIONAL Produkte
Hagleitner Hygiene International GmbH
hollu Systemhygiene GmbH

More information, documents, fact sheets, user manuals can be found on the website of the European Ecolabel.
https://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel/ 

Umweltzeichen Richtlinie:
Lizenznehmer Land
claro products GmbH
hollu Systemhygiene GmbH
Pernauer Chemiewerke GmbH

More information, documents, fact sheets, user manuals can be found on the website of the European Ecolabel.
https://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel/ 

Umweltzeichen Richtlinie:
Lizenznehmer Land
Hagleitner Hygiene International GmbH