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Press release on Climate | Energy

Growing interest in cleaning products and detergents with the EU ecolabel

The interest of several manufacturers in the EU ecolabel for cleaning products and detergents has grown in the past two years. Whereas initial interest was registered for ecolabels on all-purpose cleaners and dishwashing machine detergents, there is now an interest in ecolabels for laundry detergents. What is certain is that by consuming roughly 1.3 million tonnes of cleaning agents and detergents annually, we are polluting wastewater with chemicals considerably. “The chemicals we use and take for granted in the household are not always without consequence for our health and the environment. This is why cleaning products and detergents bearing the European ecolabel should be preferred so as to keep this source of pollution low”, said Dr. Klaus Günter Steinhäuser, Head of the Chemical Safety department at the Federal Environment Agency. read more

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