Terms & Information
FSC – Forest Stewardship Council Recycled
Forest Stewardship Council is an independent This logo indicates that an element of the
non-profit making, non-governmental product is recycled. The product packaging
organisation. Members include well should tell you what percentage of the product
recognised names such as the National Trust, is recycled.
the Forest Management Foundation, Friends of the Earth and
Greenpeace UK. PEFC
PEFC was developed as an initiative of the
FSC chain of custody scheme allows consumers to trace the private forest and woodland owners of Europe,
paper from it’s roots – the forest of origination – through the of whom there are more than 40 million
supply chain to the end-user. The FSC stamp provides hectares. The aim was to provide a choice of
assurance that timber based products are manufactured from route to achieving credible certification of sustainable forest
materials sourced from forests certified according to strict management as defined at the Ministerial Conference on the
environmental, social and economical standards. Protection of Forests in Europe, held in Helsinki.
WEEE Directive TCO99
WEEE is the fastest growing waste stream in This standard covers environmental and safety
the UK. WEEE regulations aim to reduce the credentials of everything from printers, all-in-
amount of waste going to landfill and increase one machines and monitors to furniture and
recovery and recycling. Business end users mobile phones. TCO means that the product
and producers have responsibility for collection, treatment, purchased will have minimal impact on the environment both
recovery and disposal of WEEE from business. Business end in use and at the end of it’s life. TCO demands that products
users must provide documented evidence to show that WEEE have limited impact on the indoor climate and external
has been collected, treated, recovered and disposed of in environment, are user friendly – have well placed and clearly
accordance with the directive. marked buttons and controls. Low noise levels and high
visual ergonomics for displays, considerably reduced
If you do not comply with the WEEE directive you are leaving magnetic and electrical fields.
your business open to massive recycling bills. Failure to They should have low energy consumption for reduced
comply with the directive will lead to prosecution. environmental impact, give out reduced emissions of
electromagnetic radiation, ozone and paper dust. They should
Blue Angel also be easy to recycle at the end of their life.
The German ‘Blue Angel’ awarded to a wide
range of consumer items specifically Energy Star
indicates that a paper has the highest Energy Star is a voluntary labelling initiative
environmental credentials. This means that it which aims to identify and promote the most
has to be environmentally sound in it’s manufacture, its use energy efficient office equipment available in
and its sustainability for recycling. It must contain a minimum the EU. Equipment covered includes personal
of 51% category C and or D waste. computers; monitors; fax machines; scanners; photocopiers
and printers. An authoritative label, supported by
international manufacturers and based on common technical
standards has been promoted within the EU to help
consumers to make an informed choice when purchasing or
using electrical equipment.
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