United States. Astm international is developing a new initiative that will generate a platform to address the environmental impact on products.
The certifying body will create the Regulatory Operator Program for Product Category (PCRs) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), with which it can provide a platform to develop PCRs and verify EPDs.
The programme will provide quantifiable information on product parameters, such as resource consumption and ozone destruction. "As green and sustainability became more prevalent terms, and measurement systems and labels more common, the need to understand the true environmental impact of products is growing, from the extraction of raw materials to disposal and recycling," reads a separate statement.
The PCRs regulation will detail the standards and guidelines for developing environmental declarations for products that can perform equivalent functions. EPDs will verify to ensure adherence to ISO 14040 standards, as well as to ensure that life cycle assessment data accurately describes the environmental aspects of a product.
