Eco-label ( EU eco label ) system is established by the European Commission in 1992. The system relates to the textile, paint, paper, soil improvement products, tableware cleaning agent, mattress, footwear, washing supplies, photocopy paper, refrigerator, dishwasher, bulb, tableware hand wash detergent, cleaning appliances, hardwood floor, individual desk type computer, notebook computer, TV set, washing machine nineteen kinds of products.
The system is established for the purpose of all kinds of products in the environment protection field leader singled out, give affirm and encourage, thereby gradually pushing the EU to the manufacturer of a variety of products to further enhance their own awareness of ecological protection, so that the production process and the final product can meet certain ecological standard. The label was a flower pattern, so there are people going through the" ecological label" product called decals products.
At present, for the label is affixed advocate produce manufacturer to voluntary behavior, some manufacturers are hoping to raise the public awareness of environmental protection so as to cultivate their own market, some hope to embody its own product advantages, and to increase their awareness of products. After ten years of development," the eco label" has gradually been recognized by the European Union consumer, add" zoology label" commercial popularity also increased gradually. Due to the label in the textile field develops relatively early, and the European Union through ecological clothing exhibition activities in the field of propaganda work is done in a place, so the current" ecological label" in textile and clothing industry development is best. According to statistics, at present the label all kinds of EU enterprises a total of only 103 home. The textile and apparel categories most, have 37, occupy 1 / 3. In the textile and garment enterprises in Denmark and France since the majority.
At present, get this" ecological label" EU enterprises a fewer number of reason is the label application standards are very strict, in the textile field application standards can be summarized as follows:
One, about textile raw materials : the main raw material is put into the standard acrylic, cotton, linen, wool, polyester fibers match Lu Lu, such as different types, respectively formulate the harmful substances limited standards. For example in acrylonitrile containing acrylic, cotton, DDT chlordane pesticides and polyester in antimony content restrictions and so on.
Two, about the textile production process and product standards: such as used in the production process of additives for at least 90% more must be biodegradable; transport of storage in the process not the use of Chlorophenol and organic tin compounds; decolorization process not using heavy metal salts and formaldehyde; on the dye, selenium, arsenic, silver, cadmium, barium cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, nickel, mercury, lead, antimony, zinc, and tin plasma impurity content restrictions, the chrome mordant dyes banned azo dyes, the restriction of the use of products, methanol content restrictions, the wastewater treatment requirements for fire prevention, shrink material harmful material content restriction and lining.
Three, regarding the durability of products standards: mainly on the product washing or drying of dimensional change after standard and products in a variety of circumstances fade standard. At present, the new textile" zoology label" for standard details contained in May 18th of this year the European Commission recently issued 2002nd / 371 / EC resolution.
