Seeing Green.It's getting impossible to get by with putting only one green label on an international product, as South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and even Poland each have their own green label requirements, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Green Labeling: Global Guide for Marketers in the New Millennium, a newly updated report from Raymond Communications, College Park, Md. The report covers voluntary and mandatory green labeling regulations for the U.S. and 20 other countries and provides a comprehensive comparison of various green labeling guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. within the U.S., including ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. and ASTM ASTM abbr. American Society for Testing and Materials definitions, with a complete history of the labeling issue. Besides mandatory measures in Europe and Asia, the report also summarizes major voluntary ecolabel programs in 22 countries. "Green labeling is no longer a voluntary marketing tool. Use of various--and sometimes conflicting--symbols has become mandatory in 21 countries," publisher Michele Raymond says. The report examines some of the more complex issues, such as use of the Green Dot, and when and where green labels make sense. The report finds that proposed amendments to the European Directive on Packaging & Packaging Waste would make material coding mandatory for all packaging; the new European electronics waste directives will require new labeling on electronics for recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. ; companies that cannot take the European Green Dot off their packages for Canada have to pay license fees to an Ontario trade association; new mercury restrictions passed in five U.S. states A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States, although four states use the official title "commonwealth". The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and will require disclosures for mercury-added products, though each state differs on where the label must be located on the packaging; and new international standards and European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community rules require all wood packaging to be treated and marked because of problems with insect infestations. The updated report is available from Raymond Communications, publisher of State Recycling Laws Update and Recycling Laws International The summary information, table of contents and order form are available on-line at www.raymond.com. More information is available by calling (301) 345-4237 or by e-mailing circulation@raymond.com. |
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