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3,756 千元

管制考核及糾紛處理-推廣環保產品及綠色消費

2021/05/01

2022/04/30

林建宏

管考處

陳建中

財團法人環境與發展基金會

其他

環保標章、規格標準

Green Mark, Criteria

陳靖原

張耀天

03-5910008#

nick@edf.org.tw

自86年起，環保標章便陸續對電子電機類產品塑膠零件中重金屬鎘、鉛、六價鉻、汞、多溴聯苯類(PBBs)及多溴二苯醚類(PBDEs)及短鏈氯化石蠟等7種有害物質，訂定「不得含有」之規定，近期因應使用再生塑膠材料之國際環保浪潮，考量廠商難以控制回收塑膠中是否含有環保標章禁用之7種有害物質，對再生塑膠零件之有害物質含量標準進行檢討。目前我國環保標章針對再生塑膠件僅提供鉛含量之豁免規範。而隨著回收塑膠使用越趨普遍，有必要全面檢討7項有害物質之含量標準。由於回收塑膠中確實可能含有較高之有害物質，未來針對再生塑膠件，部分管制項目將予以調整以因應未來業界將常態性添加再生料塑膠件之趨勢。 透過廠商問卷調查，顯示目前相關說明會與輔導工作已逐漸產生成效，大幅降低業者因不了解程序或規範而無法順利申請標章之情事，然而部分廠商仍反映有些文件準備相當耗時。由於各項環保標章規格標準環境訴求不同，要一致化不同規格標準之應備文件十分困難，但未來應可針對共通性文件如公司/工廠基本資料設置管理系統，方便廠商於申請時引用。此外，目前確實應該考量環保標章證書之電子化。 在研（修）訂環保標章產品規格標準部分，於檢討修正環保標章規格標準案共完成完成建築用隔熱材料、家庭用紙、衛生用紙、使用回收紙之包裝用品、回收塑橡膠再生品、回收再生紡織品等6項標準修訂作業與省水龍頭及其器材配件草案研析。另為配合署內未來施政政策和即時反映社會重大時事，於111年年初本計畫即時研修有關新增辦公場所與更新滅火器等兩項規格標準，已完成相關草案之研析。 本年度已完成3案實驗室檢測項目認可作業，另由於經實驗室評估後認為紡織品之三(2,3-二溴丙基)-磷酸酯及三(1-氮丙啶基)氧化磷兩項測試之需求量頗高，故SGS取消該2項測試之登錄認可，轉申請TAF認證。 於環境效益統計部分，完成統計政府、民間之綠色採購及環保標章用量資料量化與分析，並依據相關數據計算整體綠色採購創造之環境效益，其中包含節電、省水、廢棄物減量...等等面向之效益。 在參與環保標章國際活動方面，因應疫情原因，本年度之全球環保標章網路組織(GEN)年會調整為線上召開，我國並於GEN年會上發表「各國共同性核心標準研析報告」。此外，本會總經理並於本年度受GEN董事會指派，執行斯里蘭卡環保標章之同行評鑑，維持我國之影響力。 在未來推動民間綠色消費方面，應參考國外成功經驗並透過形象獎勵或實質經濟誘因，創造回饋以維持業者合作意願。應持續進行規格標準修訂，並廣納意見開發新標準，以避免規格標準不符合市場需求。對於推廣申請標章產品方面，可配合各縣市環保局推動之標章廠商輔導政策，邀請各環保局及其委託之輔導單位參加輔導業者申請說明會，使其了解如何正確輔導廠商申請環保標章，和申請過程中容易遇到的問題和相關的操作內容，由中央透過專業輔導機制向地方推展標章申請注意事項，並協助其孰悉整體申請流程，鼓勵地方環保局輔導當地業者申請環保標章。 整體計畫依照收集國外資訊、參與國際活動、研修相關標準、獲證產品管理、說明推廣活動等面向維持環保標章之公正性與透明度，以持續增加機關與民眾對環保標章之信賴。

環保標章、規格標準

EPA-110- Green Mark Program(期末成果報告部分公開)-N.pdf

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計畫成果報告

2022/7/1 上午 12:00:00

Since 1997, the Green Mark Ecolabelling Program (“Program”) has stipulated successively in its product criteria for electrical and electronic product categories that the contents of 7 restricted substances (cadmium, lead, hexavalent chromium, mercury, polybromobiphenyls (PBBs), polybromodiphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and short-chain chlorinated paraffins) in the plastic parts of these products, “shall be below the regulatory limits”. In response to the recent international environmental trend of using more recycled plastic materials, it is becoming more difficult for the manufacturers to control whether the recycled plastic materials used contain these 7 restricted substances. Therefore, the Program is currently reviewing the requirements on restrictions of such substances. At present, the Program’s product criteria only provide the restriction exemption for lead content in recycled plastic components and parts. With the increasing uses of recycled plastics in products, it is necessary to review restrictions on the contents of these 7 substances. As the recycled plastics do indeed contain greater hazardous substances, the Program will conduct review of relevant requirements for restricted substances in recycled plastics parts and components in the near future, and make the necessary revisions to relevant requirements, so that they can be more reflective of the increasing trends for using more recycled plastics in products’ parts or components. Through results from conducting questionnaire survey on the manufacturers, it is evident that the information sessions and consulting work related to expanding applications for usage of Green Mark have gradually produced results, which greatly reduce the occurrence that the industry cannot successfully apply for the Green Mark because they do not understand the application procedures or product criteria. However, some manufacturers still report that preparation efforts for some application documents are quite time-consuming. In addition, due to the different environmental claims of various Green Mark product criteria, it is very difficult to have a uniform format for required documents applicable to different product criteria. However, in the future, a management system should be set up for common application documents, such as the basic information for applicant’s company/factory, which can be convenient for applicants to refer to during the application process. In addition, the issuance of digital Green Mark certificates should indeed be considered at present. Regarding the development and revision of product criteria, revisions of 6 product criteria have been completed, namely thermal insulation materials for construction, household paper, toilet paper, packaging products using recycled paper, and products made from recycled plastics and rubber. For new criteria, the research and development work for the draft criteria on water-saving faucets and accessories has been completed. In addition, in line with the development of Taiwan EPA’s future policy and to reflect the society’s major current affairs, at the beginning of 2022, the research and development actions for the draft criteria of two product categories (new criteria for offices, and revised criteria for fire extinguishers) have been completed. Both criteria are now scheduled for further development actions next year, ahead of original schedule. This year, approvals for three certified laboratory testing items have been completed. In addition, after detailed laboratory evaluation, it was found that the demand for 2 test items, tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)-phosphate, and tris(1-aziridinyl)phosphorus for the textiles has been quite high, so that SGS decided to cancel the approval registration of the two tests and instead applied for TAF approvals. Regarding the compilation and statistics of environmental benefits achieved through Green Mark implementation, the quantification and analysis of the data related to green procurement conducted by both the public and private sectors, and numbers of Green Mark usage have been completed. The complied data were used to calculate the environmental benefits achieved through implementation of green procurement, including benefits related to electricity savings, water savings, and waste reduction. In terms of participation in international ecolabelling activities, due to the global Covid pandemic, the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) for 2022 was held online. During the online AGM, on behalf of the Taiwan Green Mark Program, the EDF representative presented the "Analysis Report for the Development of Common Core Criteria for Participating Countries". In addition, the Executive Director of EDF was assigned by the Board of GEN this year to conduct the peer-review assessment of the ecolabelling program in Sri Lanka (Eco Label Sri Lanka). Regarding the promotion of private sector green consumption in the future, it is important to learn from the successful experiences of other countries, and maintain the willingness of the industries to cooperate in this area, through offering rewards of positive corporate images, substantial economic incentives and positive feedback loop. The Program should strive to revise existing product criteria continuously, and adopt stakeholders' inputs while developing new criteria, so as to avoid the occurrence of newly developed or revised criteria not meeting the market needs. For the promotion of greater applications for Green Mark usage, the Program can cooperate with the environmental protection bureaus (EPBs) of local governments’ consultation policy for promoting Green Mark applications, and invite officials from the EPBs and their contracted environmental consultants to participate in the information sessions for consultants offering Green Mark application consulting services. Through attending the information session, participating consultants will be better able to advise applicants in correctly applying for Green Mark, and resolve the problems often encountered during the application process and relevant operations. Alternatively, the central government could advise local governments on resolving implementation issues for Green Mark promotion through a professional consultation mechanism, assist them with becoming familiar with the overall application process, and encourage the EPBs of local governments to advise local industries in applying for Green Mark. The overall goals of the Program are to maintain the integrity and transparency of the Green Mark ecolabel through continuous activities in gathering of foreign ecolabelling information, participation in international activities, developing and revising relevant product criteria, managing certified products, and providing information through information sessions and promotion activities, so as to continuously increase the trust of the government and the public in the Green Mark.

Green Mark, Criteria