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RDC Environment and\u00a0<\/span>Solinnen<\/span>\u00a0supported AISE in developing sectoral rules for calculating the environmental footprint of liquid laundry detergents.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In spring 2013, the European Commission launched\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a call for pilot projects<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0to develop\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sectoral rules for calculating the environmental footprint of products<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(PEFCR Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules) and to test the verification process and various communication options.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Development of the PEFCR Detergent<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

In partnership with the consulting firm\u00a0Solinnen, RDC Environment supported the AISE Technical Secretariat in the implementation of the PEFCR Detergent.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We were involved with AISE and its members in all the major stages of the project: definition of the reference product, preliminary study (PEF screening), complementary studies (PEF supporting studies) and drafting of the PEFCR sectoral reference framework.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Between 2014 and 2018,\u00a0<\/span>AISE<\/span><\/b><\/a>,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0the international association for soaps, detergents and maintenance products, a European organisation\u00a0representing\u00a0the detergent sector, led a pilot project with the aim of developing\u00a0<\/span>sectoral rules for the category of liquid detergents<\/span><\/b>\u00a0used by households.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n