INDIAN SCENARIO

PRODUCT COVERAGE

FINAL CRITERIA FOR PRODUCTS AS ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY

ECOMARK CRITERIA FOR PAPERS

1. General Requirements:

• All the papers manufactured shall meet relevant Indian Standard, of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) pertaining to quality and performance.
  Note- Bureau of Indian standards shall formulate incorporate optional standards for ecological and environment friendly characteristics.
• The product manufacturer must produce the consent clearance as per the provisions of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act. 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. 1981 respectively alongwith the authorization, if required under Environment (Protection) Act. 1986 and rules made thereunder to Bis while applying for ECOMARK.
• The Product packaging may display in brief the criteria based on which the product had been labeled environment friendly.
• The material used for product packaging shall be made from recyclable, reusable or biodegradable material and the parameters evolved for the packaging shall also apply.

2. Product Specific Requirement:

In order to quality for the Ecomark the product specific requirement shall be as under:-

• The paper and paper boards manufactured out of pulp containing not less than 60 per cent by weight of pulp made from materials other than bamboo, hard woods, soft woods and Reed.
• Recycled paper and paper board must be made from 100 per cent waste paper.