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Guidelines for the Inclusion of Environmental Aspects in Product Standards

Contents

Foreword

1 Preface

• 1.1 Objective
• 1.2 Background
• 1.3 Scope and Definitions
• 1.4 Target Group
• 1.5 Scope and Definitions

2 Correlation between Product Standards and Environment

• 2.1 CEN's environmental checklist
• 2.2 How to make a life cycle assessment
• 2.3 Examples of analyses of environmental impacts

3 Tools for Assessing the Environment

• 3.1 Product-oriented environmental strategy
• 3.2 Methodologies for life cycle assessments
  • 3.2.1 ISO's LCA-standards
  • 3.2.2 Computer-based LCA Tools
  • 3.2.3 Environmental Indicators
  • 3.2.4 BEAT
• 3.3 Methodologies for environmental labelling
• 3.4 Methodologies for environmental declarations

4 How can Product Standards reduce Environmental Impacts

• 4.1 Methodologies for the reduction of environmental impacts
• 4.2 Optimised process control
• 4.3 Optimised construction
• 4.4 Substitution of environmentally hazardous substances
• 4.5 Include recycling in the product
• 4.6 The use of recycled materials
• 4.7 Cleaning of discharge

Annex 1: Glossary of Terms

Annex 2: List of References

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Version 1.0 August 2006, © Danish Environmental Protection Agency