DEFRA backs green guidance
June 1st 2008

A newly launched sustainable cleaning guide from the British Association for Chemical Specialities (BACS) and the UK Cleaning Products Industry Association (UKCPI) has been given an endorsement by Defra.

The British Cleaning Councilbacked document gives step by step guidance for adopting best practice on three key issues on cleaning product sustainability: formulation, manufacturing and product usage. It illustrates the principles behind these steps – from optimising resource usage to tackling waste packaging.

“Pressure to go green is mounting but deciphering the spin has never been harder, so guidance was badly needed,”says Selden Research’s Pete Woodhead, chair of the Sustainable Cleaning project.“Defra recognises this and has endorsed the first authoritative guidance on green issues in the cleaning industry.“ Download the guide at: www.bacsnet.org/documents/att achment403.pdf