Ecomark

Ecomark - Process, Procedure, Document Required, Fees, Eligibility, Duration

Ecomark is provided with environmentally friendly products. An Ecomark product ensures that it causes little harm to people and the environment. Under the Ecomark scheme, the Government of India has notified products like soaps and detergents, food items, paper, lubricating oils, architectural paints, and powder coatings, packaging materials/package, batteries, food additives, electrical and electronic goods, wood substitutes, cosmetics, aerosols and propellants, textiles, plastic products, fire-extinguisher, leather, and coir and coir products to be given Ecomark.

Getting Ecomark certificate is voluntary. However, ordinary citizens and concerned industrial sectors should apply for this to participate in the greater good of the environment.

Objectives of Ecomark

The Ecomark scheme is run on a nationwide level and provides certification and labeling for household and other consumer products that meet specific environmental criteria as well as quality requirements outlined in applicable Indian Standards.

• To raise customer awareness about the importance of decreasing environmental effects.
• To encourage corporations to take meaningful steps to decrease their products' negative environmental impact.
• To help consumers become more environmentally conscious by buying environmental-friendly products.
• To encourage citizens to purchase products that have a less detrimental environmental effect.
• To improve environmental quality and support resource management that is sustainable.