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26.9 ECO MARK

a government scheme of labeling of environment friendly products to provide accreditation and labelling for household and other consumer products which meet certain environmental criteria along with quality requirements of the Bureau of Indian Standards for that product.

Objective - to recognize good environmental performance as well as improvements in performance of the unit

Any product, which is made, used or disposed of in a way that significantly reduces the harm to environment, could be considered as ‘Environment Friendly Product’.

The project would help in capacity building by conducting training, workshops, seminars, conference etc. on the issues pertaining to the industry and environment interface. This would facilitate the change in attitude of the stakeholders and the industry on the need to support the proactive industry.