1. Scope

This standard establishes environmental requirements for industrial and institutional general-purpose, bathroom, and glass cleaners. For purposes of this standard, general-purpose, bathroom, and glass cleaners are defined as those cleaners intended for routine cleaning of offices, institutions, warehouses, and industrial facilities. The standard does not focus on the use of cleaners in households, food preparation operations, or medical facilities. Due to the large number of possible cleaning products, processes, soil types, and cleaning requirements, the compatibility of cleaners with surface materials is not specifically addressed in this standard. Product users should follow the manufacturers' instructions on compatibility. Each criterion states whether it applies to the undiluted product or to the product as used.

2. Definitions:

• Bathroom cleaners: This category includes products used to clean hard surfaces in a bathroom such as counters, walls, floors, fixtures, basins, tubs, and tile.
• Concentrate: This is a product that must be diluted by at least eight parts by volume water (1:8 dilution ratio) prior to its intended use.
• Dispensing-system concentrates: These are products that are designed to be used in dispensing systems that cannot be practically accessed by users.
• General-purpose cleaners: This category includes products used for routine cleaning of hard surfaces including impervious flooring such as concrete or tile. It does not include cleaners intended primarily for the removal of rust, mineral deposits, or odors. It does not include products intended primarily to strip, polish, or wax floors, and it does not include cleaners intended primarily for cleaning toilet bowls, dishes, laundry, glass, carpets, upholstery, wood, or polished surfaces. This category does not include any products required to be registered under FIFRA, such as those making claims as sterilizers, disinfectants, or sanitizers.
• Glass cleaners: This category includes products used to clean windows, glass, and polished surfaces.
• Ingredient: Any constituent of a product that is intentionally added or known to be a contaminant that comprises at least 0.01% by weight of the product.
• Ozone-depleting compounds: An ozone-depleting compound is any compound with an ozone-depletion potential greater than 0.01 (CFC 11 = 1).
• Product as used:This is the most concentrated form of the product that the manufacturer recommends for a product's intended use. For example, if a manufacturer recommends a product be diluted 1:64 or 2:64 for use as a general-purpose cleaner, the product shall meet the environmental and performance requirements at a dilution of 2:64.
• Undiluted product. This is the most concentrated form of the product produced by the manufacturer for transport outside its facility.

Using standard test methods, a manufacturer can also demonstrate that its product performs as well as a nationally recognized product in its category or achieves the removal efficiency defined in this section.

3. Product-Specific Health and Environmental Requirements

3.1 Toxic Compounds

The undiluted product shall not be toxic to humans. Dispensing-system concentrates shall be tested as used. A product is considered toxic if any of the following criteria apply:

* If the vapor-phase concentration of the product at room temperature is less than 20 mg/L, it should be tested at its saturation concentration. If it is not toxic at this concentration, it passes the inhalation criterion.
Toxicity shall be measured on the product as a whole. Alternatively, a mixture need not be tested if existing toxicity information demonstrates that each of the ingredients complies. Ingredients that are nonvolatile do not require inhalation toxicity testing, and ingredients that are not readily absorbed through the skin do not require dermal toxicity testing. It is assumed that the toxicity of the individual component compounds are weighted and summed and that there are not synergistic effects.

3.2 Skin and Eye Irritation

The undiluted product shall not be corrosive to the skin or eyes. Dispensing-system concentrates shall be tested as used. The undiluted cleaning product shall not be corrosive to the skin. The undiluted cleaning product shall also not be corrosive to the eye after a 10-minute exposure. The Green Label will also accept the results of other peer-reviewed test methods demonstrating that the product mixture is not corrosive.

3.3 Skin Sensitization

The undiluted product shall not be a skin sensitizer. Dispensing-system concentrates shall be tested as used. The Green Label Scheme shall also accept the results of other standard test methods.

3.4 Combustibility

The undiluted product shall not be combustible. The product or 99% by volume of the product ingredients shall have a flashpoint above 65.50 °C

3.5 Photochemical Smog, Tropospheric Ozone Production, and Indoor Air Quality

The product as used shall not contain substances that contribute significantly to the production of photochemical smog, tropospheric ozone, or poor indoor-air quality. The volatile organic content of the product as used shall not exceed the following:

• 1% by weight for general-purpose and bathroom cleaners
• 3% by weight for glass cleaners

3.6 Toxicity to Aquatic Life

The product as used shall not be toxic to aquatic life. A compound is considered not toxic to aquatic life if it meets one or more of the following criteria:
Acute LC50 for algae, daphnia, or fish       <100 mg/L

For purposes of demonstrating compliance with this requirement, aquatic toxicity testing is not required if sufficient aquatic toxicity data exist for each of the product's ingredients to demonstrate that the product mixture complies. Aquatic toxicity tests shall follow the appropriate protocols in ISO 7346.2 for fish.

3.7 Aquatic Biodegradability

Biodegradability shall be measured by one of the following methods: ISO 9439 carbon dioxide (CO2) evolution test, ISO 10708 (two-phase closed-bottle test), ISO 10707 (closed bottle test), or ISO 7827 (dissolved organic carbon removal). Specifically, within a 28-day test, the ingredient shall meet one of the following criteria within 10 days of the time when biodegradation first reaches 10%:

For organic ingredients that do not exhibit ready biodegradability in these tests, the manufacturer may demonstrate biodegradability in sewage treatment plants demonstrating dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal >90%.

Testing is not required for any ingredient for which sufficient information exists concerning its biodegradability, either in peer-reviewed literature or databases or proving that the ingredient was tested in accordance with standard test procedures.

3.8 Eutrophication

The product as used shall not contain more than 0.5% by weight of total phosphorus.

3.9 Prohibited Ingredients

The product shall not contain the following ingredients:

• Alkylphenol ethoxylates
• Dibutyl phthalate
• Heavy metals including arsenic, lead, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, mercury, nickel, or selenium
• Ozone-depleting compounds

3.10 Animal Testing

This section applies to Sections 4.1, 4.3, and 4.7. The Green Label wants to discourage animal testing and will accept the results of past peer-reviewed or standard tests demonstrating compliance with a criterion. A mixture need not be tested if existing information demonstrates that each of the ingredients complies with a criterion. Additionally, the Green Label Scheme may accept non-animal (in-vitro) test results, providing that the test methods are referenced in peer-reviewed literature and the manufacturer provides the reasons for selecting the particular test method.

Waste wood, biomass (including FSC wood) and/or recyclable post consumer materials, such as paper,  processed onto pellets can be used as a solid fuel.

Product criteria are as follows:

• Minimal heat value in dry state is 6800 kcal/kg
• Maximal moisture content is 10%
• Maximal ash content is 1.5%
• Minimal density of pellets is 900 kg/m3
• Minimal storage periods is 9 months
• 11 to 25 % volatile components
• 71 to 86 % fixed carbon (if the briquettes are made from charcoal they should contain a minimum of 90% fixed carbon)
• The product shall not produce toxic gases such as sulfur oxides when incinerated.
• The resulting ash shall contain no toxic substances.
• At least 95 % of the raw materials of the briquettes shall be composed of waste
• In principle, the products to be applied shall be free of “flame retardant”,
• “antibacterial agent” materials and “biodegradable plastic” indication.

Energy Use:

All products under looking to receive endorsement under this category must meet the following energy consumption requirements when tested in accordance with testing conditions detailed by the International Energy Star programme - Measurement for Printers.

1. Product speed: 0 < page/min 7
   Average power consumption stand-by mode or energy-saver mode (watts): 15
   Default time to energy-saver mode (minutes): 15
2. Product speed: 7 < page/min 14
   Average power consumption stand-by mode or energy-saver mode (watts): 30
   Default time to energy-saver mode (minutes): 30
3. Product speed: page/min > 14
   Average power consumption stand-by mode or energy-saver mode (watts): 45
   Default time to energy-saver mode (minutes): 60
4. The power consumption equivalent to or lower then 2W when on the off mode.

Noise Emission:

Noise emission of the applied product shall not exceed the value of 75 dB(A) in monochrome printing mode, and also it shall not exceed the following limit values of sound power level by product types.

• Electrophotographic printers and ink-jet printers*
• Sound power level (LWad) [dB(A)] = 0.3´S+59dB(A)
  Where, S= printing speed [PPM]

• Multifunctional devices*
• Sound power level (LWad) [dB(A)] = 0.35´S+59dB(A)
  Were, S= printing speed [PPM]

3. Dot matrix printer

* For Products with CPM (PPM) above 70, the noise emission level is not considered as requirement, but a reference data.
ISO  7779 and ISO 9296 or ISO 3747, or equivalent international and national standards can be used to satisfy this section of the criterion.

Toner / Cartage Compatibility

1. Where applicable, must be compatible with remanufactured printing cartridges without voiding the original manufacturer’s warranty.

Airborne Emissions:

1. Must not cause an ambient ozone concentration in excess of 0.04 mg/m3.
2. Must not cause a dust concentration in excess of 0.25 mg/m3.

The test method can be carried out in accordance with ASTM D4532-92, RAL-UZ 62 of Blue Angel, or equivalent international standard: Test Method of Respirable Dust in Workplace Atmosphere.

Control of Hazardous Substances:

1. The product and its manufacturing process shall not contain or use chlorofluorocarbon compounds (CFC's), carbon tetrachloride, trichloroethane, or other organic halogenides (subject to the substances in the control list of the Montreal Protocol).
2. Photo-sensitive drum parts in the printers shall not contain any cadmium, lead, mercury, and selenium compounds in access of the limits shown in the below table:

3. Lead, cadmium and mercury shall not be intentionally added into plastic parts weighing 25g or more except for electrical and electronic components and wires.
4. Provided that the product is equipped with a battery, the content of lead, cadmium, mercury contained in the batteries shall comply with the following requirements.

5. PBBs (polybrominated biphenyls), PBDEs (polybromodiphenyl ethers) and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (C= 10~13) whose chlorine concentration is 50% or more shall not be used in the product.

USEPA 3052 for Mercury, USEPA 3050B for Lead, and EN 1122 for Cadmium.

Recyclability:

1. Modules must be easily separable
2. Plastic case parts weighing 25g or more shall be made of maximum four different materials in easily separable way. At the same time, each plastic case part weighing 25g or more shall be made of a single homo / copolymer or polymer blends
3. Plastic parts weighing 25g or more and covering a flat surface of 200mm² or more shall be visibly marked in accordance with ISO 11469.
4. There must be sufficient space to insert tools at fixing points/dismantling points
5. Joints between different materials must be easy to find
6. Non-separable joints such as glued or welded joints between different materials may not be used (for case parts and chassis).
   
   Compliance Verification
   The applicant shall declare compliance with the requirements and present documents or pictures (e.g. design drawing for after-use service) to show the disassembliness.
   
   
7. Labels, markings and stickers shall be made of the same material as the plastic parts to which they are affixed or shall be compatible (the degree of compatibility  ≥3) according to the table below, it they are difficult to separate.