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| Green Seal - United States (private environmental label) |
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Contact: Green Seal
1730 Rhode Island Ave, NW Suite 1050
Washington DC 20036 3101
USA
phone 1 202 331 7337
fax 1 202 331 7533
private label of the United States; founded by a private organisation in 1989; textile and apparel: no certified product, but other product groups like wooden and paper products; homepage: English; short summary in German - click on SEETEX-Server
email: aweissman@greenseal.org
web: http://www.greenseal.org |
| Qualidade Ambiental - Brazil (environmental quality) |
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Organization: Associacao Brasileira de Normas Tecnicas (ABNT)
email: fcabral@abnt.org.br
web: http://www.abnt.org.br |
There are different eco-labelling schemes both in developed and developing countries. The following list includes some of the government sponsored and some private labelling schemes:
Government sponsored schemes:
Blue Angel (D), Eco Mark (JPN), Environmental Choice (CND), White Swan (Nordic Countries), EU, Eco-Mark (India), Green Label (Singapore) Green Seal-(USA) Tox Proof-TUV
(GERMANY), Flower (EU)
Private labelling schemes:
Eco-tex, Oeko-Tex (textiles and clothing) (D). Green Seal (US), Bra Miljöval (Sweden), Britta Steilmann Collection (D) GuT-Carpets, GERMANY
Oeko Tex 100-GERMANY/AUSTREAetc.
In response to these restrictions under the legislation emerged the need for eco-labels to certify products “Eco-friendly”.
Eco-Labels are of two categories, those administered by Government and those issued by private institutions and laboratories.
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