Products with green specs (what should and should not be in green products)
All purpose cleaners
- Shall contain no reactive chlorine compounds
- Shall contain 0% EDTA according to ASTM D1767 Standard Test
- Method for EDTA in Soaps or Synthetic Detergents or equivalent
- Shall contain no APEO
- The product offered should be at least 90% biodegradable
- Should not contain more than 5% by mass VOC
- The pH of aqueous solution of the detergent, determined by the method described in BS 3762 or latest edition, shall be not higher than 10.5
- Should contain no halogenated organic substances or solvents
Laundry detergent/ Soap
- Shall contain no reactive chlorine compounds
- Shall contain 0% EDTA according to ASTM D1767 Standard Test
- Method for EDTA in Soaps or Synthetic Detergents or equivalent
- Shall contain no APEO
- The product offered should be at least 90% biodegradable
- Should not contain more than 5% by mass VOC
- Should not use phosphonates during manufacturing of the products
- Should not be formulated with optical brighteners
Sanitary detergent
- Shall contain 0% EDTA according to ASTM D1767 Standard Test
- Method for EDTA in Soaps or Synthetic Detergents or equivalent
- Shall contain no APEO
- The product offered should be at least 90% biodegradable
- Should not contain more than 5% by mass VOC
- The product should not contain halogenated substances
- Should not be formulated with any chemicals that are included in the
- International Agency for Research on Cancer lists for proven (Group one), probable (Group Two A), or possible (Group Two B) carcinogens
Soap toilet liquid
- Should contain 0% EDTA according to ASTM D1767 Standard Test
- Method for EDTA in Soaps or Synthetic Detergents or equivalent
- Should contain no APEO
- The product offered should be at least 60% biodegradable
- pH of 5% solution ranges from 6-10
- Bio-accumulative preservatives are not allowed
Cleaning rags and cotton waste
- Cleaning Rags
- Addition of optical brighteners should not be permitted
- The content of detectable formaldehyde in the final product should not exceed 0.15 mg/kg.
- The content of pentachlorophenol in the final product should not exceed 0.1 mg/kg.
- Cotton Waste
- AOX emissions in the bleaching effluent should be less than 100 mg Cl/kg 06
Disinfectant
- Should not be formulated or manufactured with builders belonging to phosphates
- Should not be formulated or manufactured with surfactants belonging to alkypheonol ethoxylates