Assessment of Criteria Development within the EU Eco-labelling Scheme

Table 5.2
Detergents

 

Criteria

Relation to LC-screening

Life cycle phase

Cleaner technology aspects

Source basis for criteria

Basis for levels

Criteria for substances:

 

 

 

 

 

Total amount of chemicals

key feature

use phase/disposal

-

market analysis/impact assessment on aquatic environment

sensitivity analysis

Toxicity

key feature

use phase/disposal

-

market analysis/impact assessment on aquatic environment

LCI/

EEC directive 88/327

Phosphates

key feature

use phase/disposal

-

market analysis/impact assessment on aquatic environment

sensitivity analysis

Non soluble nonorganics

key feature

use phase/disposal

-

market analysis/impact assessment on aquatic environment

sensitivity analysis

Market analysis/impact assessment on aquatics

key feature

use phase/disposal

-

market analysis/impact assessment on aquatic environment

sensitivity analysis

Non-biodegradable org. substances (aerobes)

key feature

disposal

-

market analysis/impact assessment on aquatic environment

sensitivity analysis

Non-biodegradable org. substances (anaerobes)

key feature

disposal

-

market analysis/impact assessment on aquatic environment

sensitivity analysis

BOD

key feature

disposal

-

market analysis/impact assessment on aquatic environment

-

General criteria:

 

 

 

 

 

Packaging

key feature

disposal

+

market analysis

pass/fail sensitivity

User instructions

key feature

disposal

-

LCI-conclusion

LCI

Purity of enzymes

 

disposal

-

EU-Commission

?18

Performance criteria:

 

 

 

 

 

 

key feature

use phase

+

LCI

selected standards

18 The question mark is put here because it is not possible to assess whether the requirement is strong one or not.