by jbs123109 f3 — January 4, 2010—The EcoLogo Program is currently revising its standard for hard surface cleaners and has announced a call for public comment on the preliminary research conducted for this widely used standard.
“Cleaning products play a critical role in keeping indoor and outdoor surfaces safe,” says Scot Case, Executive Director of the EcoLogo Program. “This standard is being revised to ensure it continues to define environmental leadership for chemical products used to clean hard surfaces.”
The preliminary research was conducted to identify potential environmental impacts across the lifecycle of this type of product. Like all EcoLogo standards, this revised standard will take into account the resource extraction, manufacturing, use, and disposal of hard surface cleaners to ensure it represents environmental leadership.
The EcoLogo Program is also attempting to achieve greater harmonization with other programs including Green Seal, DfE, GreenGuard, and the Information Based Environmental Label (IBEL) being developed by ISSA. The standards may also allow manufacturers to include additional verified environmental claims below the label, known as an environmental product declaration.
The 60-day stakeholder consultation period will close February 4, 2010. Any comments should be sent to Jack Geibig. To access the discussion document, or for more information on the revision, visit the EcoLogo Web site.
