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Requirements

Basic Requirements “Points” Requirements

ECOLABELLING LICENSE

The main environmental areas of impact:

∗Paper production

∗Chemical use in printing

∗Emissions

∗Energy

∗Waste



Basic CriteriaBasic Criteria

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Substrate:

The ecolabelled printed paper product shall consist of at least 90% by weight of paper or paperboard, except for books, catalogues, binders, folders, pads, booklets or forms that shall consist of at least 80% by weight of paper or paperboard

(Product criterion)

Substrate:

Paper and paperboard shall comply with the requirements as laid down for paper in Appendix 1

(Product criterion)


-Chemical products

General rule:

Printing inks, dyes, toners, overprinting varnishes, varnishes, adhesives, washing agents or damping solutions

shall not be assigned following risk phrases:

R50, R50/R53, R51/R53, R60, R61, R62, R63, R46, R68

No chemical formulation shall contain more than a total of 2.5% of substances that may be assigned risk phrases R50, R50/R53, R51/R53

(Process criterion)



-Chemical products

Ethylene glycol ethers

Ethylene glycol ethers classified with risk phrases R60 or R61, in accordance to Directive 67/548/EEC and its subsequent amendments, shall not be added to washing agents, dyes and inks, adhesives or varnishes.

(Process criterion)

-Chemical products

Biocide products

The active components in the biocide products shall not be potentially bio-accumulative

(Process criterion)


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Washing AgentsWashing agents used for daily cleaning in printing processes

that contain aromatic hydrocarbon shall be allowed if

i) the total annual consumption of aromatic hydrocarbon-based washing agents does not exceed 2% of the total annual consumption of all washing agents used in site.

andii) the aromatic hydrocarbon content in each washing agent does not exceed 50% by weight of the washing agent or if the vapour pressure of the cleaning agent does not exceed 5 kPa.

This criterion is not valid for the toluene used as washing agent in rotogravure printing. (Process criterion)

-Chemicals products

Metal complex dyes and inks

Metal complex dyes and inks shall be allowed if they are not based on lead, copper, chromium, nickel or aluminium.

Copper phthalocyanine dyes or inks may be used.

(Product criterion)


-Chemical Products

APEOs, Pthalates and Halogenated solvents

Shall not be added to the chemicals

(Process criterion)



Emissions to water

-Silver and photo chemicals

Rinsing water from film processing and plate production containing silver and photo-chemicals shall not be discharged to the sewage.

(Process criterion)


Emissions to water

-Chromium or Copper

-Rotogravure printing:

The emission of Cr to the sewage shall not exceed 45 mg Cr per m2 of cylinder surface used in the press during printing. The emission of Cu to the sewage shall not exceed 200 mg Cu per m2 of cylinder surface used in the press during printing.

(Process criterion)


Emissions to Air

-Volatile solvents

-Heat set offset printing:

All volatile solvents from the drying of the print in the heat set offset printing technology shall be combusted in site.

(Process criterion)

WasteThe production site shall have a system for handling

waste and residual products arising from the eco-labelled production

-procedures for separating and using recyclable materials from the waste stream

-procedures for recovering materials for other uses such as incineration

-procedueres for handling hazardous waste

(Process criterion)



“Points” Criteria“Points” Criteria

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Substrate (5p):

Five points shall be assigned the use of printing paper eco-labelled with EU-Flower.

(Product criterion)


VOC (0-30p):Points ranging from 0 to 30 shall be assigned in proportion to the

total amount of VOC content in chemical products used in printing processes and calculated in the way indicated below. The number of points is showed in the table:

Purchased amount VOC in the chemical product kg/tonne purchased paper Number of Points

<0.30.3-1>1-2>2-4>4-7>7

3025201550

(Process criterion)


Dyes and Inks (2p):

The points shall be assigned for the use of vegetable oil or water-based inks and dyes or overprinting varnishes.

(Process criterion)


Paper waste (0-10p):Points ranging from 0 to 10 shall be assigned for different annual

amounts of paper waste from the production of printed paper products in site. The number of points is showed in the table:

Amount of paper waste, % Number of Points

<55-10>10-20>20

10520

(Process criterion)


Paper waste

Defintion:

”Paper waste”: The amount of paper spillage collected and sent to recovery


Prepress (0-5p):The points ranging from O to 5 shall be assigned if one or more of

the following technologies are used for the image transfer to press:

Technology Number of Points

Compute to press without plates

Computer to plate

Film and form manufacturing

5

3

0

(Process criterion)


Emissions to water

-Chromium (1p)


The point shall be assigned for emission of Cr to the sewage of less than 20 mg Cr per m2 of cylinder surface used in the press during printing.

(Process criterion)


Emissions to water

-Copper (1p)


The point shall be assigned for emission of Cu to the sewage less than 200 mg Cu per m2 of cylinder surface used in the press during printing.

(Process criterion)


Emissions to air

-Chromium (1p)


The point shall be assigned for installed and operating equipment for Cr emission reduction.

(Process criterion)


Energy (0/5/10p)

•Purchase and use of non-fossil energy (5p)

•Measurements on the energy consumption (5p)

(Process criterion)


The total score:In order to be awarded the Community eco-label for printed paper products, a printed paper product must score a minimum number of points in relation to the type of printing technology used for its production.

Printing technology Number of Points

Offset printing

Flexographic printing

Rotogravure printing

Screen printing

Digital printing

35

42

35

42

No point criteria

(Process criterion)


Offset printing 35 points:Example:

•Fulfils the basic criteria

•“Purchased” amount VOC: 2-4 kg/tonne paper

•Vegetable oil based inks

•Amount of paper waste: 5-10 %

•Prepress: Computer to plate

•Non-fossil energy/energy measurements/ecolabelled paper


Flexographic printing 42 points:Example:


•“Purchased” amount VOC: 0.3-1 kg/tonne paper

•Water based inks

•Amount of paper waste: <10 %

•Prepress: Film and form manufacturing



Rotogravure printing 35 points:Example:


•“Purchased” amount VOC: 2-4 kg/tonne paper

•Amount of paper waste: < 5 %

•Prepress: Computer to plate

•Emission of Cr to sewage < 20 mg/m2 cylinder surface

•Emission of Cu to sewage < 200 mg/m2 cylinder surface

•An operating equipment for Cr emission reduction in place



Screen printing 42 points:Example:


•“Purchased” amount VOC: 0.3-1 kg/tonne paper

•Water based inks

•Amount of paper waste: < 5 %

•Prepress: Film and form manufacturing


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Substrate: Paper

Fibres: 10% of the virgin fibres shall be certified

Restricted emissions: CO2, S, NOx to air

COD to water

Hazardous chemicals: APEOs, Surfactants in de-inking formulations and Biocides

Chlorine gas shall not be used as a bleaching agent

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Finnishing

Interference with the recovery process?

Product criterion?

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