EEB EVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN ECO-LABEL CRITERIA AND

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SCHEME: What we wanted – what we got…

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Dedication 4

Glossary 4

1. INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE 5

2. WHAT WE WANTED… 6

2.1. The history of ENGO expectations of, and participation in, the Eco-label, and how the

scheme has performed 6

2.2. What the EEB asked for and what the Flower delivers - update in 2002/2003 11

2.3. The EEB Eco-label co-ordinators 12

3. WHAT WE GOT … 13

3.1. Aims of study 13

3.2 Methodology 14

3.2.1 Development of the PCEFs, and discussion of methodology 16

3.3. Main results and analysis 18

3.3.1 Presentation of results horizontally, question by question 18

3.3.2 Presentation of results vertically, product by product 20

3.3.3. Analysis 24

3.4 Conclusions 28

By Melissa Shinn 28

By Philippe Schiesser 32

ANNEX I: MODEL OF THE PCEF 34

ANNEX II: PCEFS 37

TEXTILES 37

FOOTWEAR 42

BED MATTRESSES 47

HAND-DISHWASHING DETERGENTS 52

DISHWASHING DETERGENTS 57

LAUNDRY DETERGENTS 62

ALL-PURPOSE CLEANERS AND CLEANERS FOR SANITARY FACILITIES 66

COPYING AND GRAPHIC PAPER 71

TISSUE PAPER 75

SOIL IMPROVERS AND GROWING MEDIA 79

PERSONAL COMPUTER 83

PORTABLE PCs 89

TV 94

WASHING MACHINE 98

DISHWASHERS 102

REFRIGERATORS 107

VACUUM CLEANERS 112

LIGHT BULBS 116

PAINTS AND VARNISHES 121

HARD FLOOR COVERING 125

ANNEX III: PROPOSAL FOR REFINING OF EVALUATION METHODOLOGY 130

ANNEX IV: SMILEY SCORING SYSTEM FOR COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS 132

ANNEX V: NUMBERS OF APPLICANTS PER PRODUCT CATEGORY 133