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Raw materials
Raw materials used are scored for impact, the higher the impact the higher the score. |
| 2 |
Packaging Ratio
Products are scored for their packaging ratio, the more packaging for each litre of solution, the higher the score. |
| 3 |
Environmental Hazard Classification
Raw materials are scored according to their environmental classification. R50, R51, R52, R53, 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.C’s 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. |
| 6 |
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. |
| 7 |
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. |
