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Raw
materials
Raw
materials used are scored for impact, the higher the impact
the higher the score. |
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Packaging
Ratio
Products
are scored for their packaging ratio, the more packaging for
each litre of solution, the higher the score. |
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Environmental
Hazard Classification
Raw
materials are scored according to their environmental
classification.
H400, H410, H411, H412 and
H413. The higher the impact the higher the score. |
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Volatile
Organic Compound content
The
higher the level of V.O.Cs the higher the score. |
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Energy
The
energy used to obtain the finished product is taken into
account. The more energy used the higher the score. |
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Health
and/or Physico - chemical properties.
The
product is evaluated for potential adverse health effects and
adverse physico/chemical properties. The more adverse the
properties the higher the score. |
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Consumer
Use
How
often the product is used and the control over its use are
scored. The higher score is given to products used in an
uncontrolled fashion daily. |
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Biocidal
Products
Biocidal
products are scored depending upon whether they have a
necessary function to protect public hygiene and the
registration of the active ingredients in Europe.
A
high score is given to products that do not have a necessary
function to protect public hygiene. |
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Clear
Labelling
A
high score is given to those products without clear user
instructions. |
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Biodegradation
The
manufacturing process produces waste which is controlled and
disposed of in a responsible fashion.
This
is scored according to the environmental impact of each
products waste. |