Printing inks, inkjet inks and toners for paper and cardboard on professional printing machines (DE-UZ 237)

The new ecolabel for printing inks, inkjet inks and toners for paper and cardboard on professional printing machines is designed to ensure that the certified products have a significantly lower impact on the environment and health during their production and use. It minimises or completely excludes the use of pollutants such as PFAS, heavy metals, particulate matter and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The ecolabel ensures that the printing products have a high level of recyclability, which must be verified in deinking tests of the inks. It also includes strict criteria that ensure the most important oils and their derivatives are sourced from renewable raw materials, which helps to protect natural forests. As a B2B ecolabel that is closely aligned with the DE-UZ 195 ecolabel, it makes applying for the ecolabel for environmentally friendly printed matter easier.