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 ECO-LABEL AWARD (AUST.)
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 The 'tick of approval' by independent, non-profit group Australian Environmental Labelling Association (the Australian member of the Global Ecolabelling Network) recognises that Forbo linoleum products Marmoleum, Artoleum, Furniture Linoleum & Bulletin Board meet international and local environmental performance standards from a product lifecycle perspective.
Every aspect, from harvesting raw materials through to the return to nature of spent product, meets stringent environment-conscious specifications. Along the way, bacteriostatic properties derived from the natural ingredients provide a hygienic surface finish with high performance and low maintenance, whilst a huge colour and texture variety ensures design flexibility.
To manufacture all three, natural raw materials are harvested from sustainable crops. After a long life span, from 25 to as many as 40 years, Marmoleum, Artoleum, Furniture Linoleum & Bulletin Board can be safely returned to nature via landfill to decompse completely and safely.
Forbo has even developed solvent-free adhesives to use during each product's installation to reduce the environmental impact even further.
Petar Johnson, President of AELA, confirmed that Marmoleum and Artoleum are the first natural material flooring products to be certified by their programme and indentified them as the preferred environmental flooring choice.
"The environmental attributes of Marmoleum and Artoleum are outstanding in comparison to products such as PVC vinyl flooring where chlorine use, the nature of the raw materials and additives, especially phthalate plasticisers and heavy material stabilisers continue to be environmental concerns. We are very pleased to have awarded the Good Environmental Choice Label to Forbo with products that clearly outperform commonly specified flooring in Australia. It is important for specifiers that environmental information on the market is available, in order to achieve the current market initiatives for more sustainable buildings and interiors" said Petar Johnson.
To receive a copy of Forbo's Sustainable Development: Taking Care of the Environment brochure please click here or contact us.
Click here to download the AELA certificate for Forbo Floorcoverings in PDF format
For further information on the Australian Environmental Labelling Association click here.
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