The Nordic Swan Ecolabel environmental requirements for solid fuels and firelighting products

The product group covers a wide range of product types such as barbeque charcoal, briquettes, firelighters, firewood, pellets and wood briquettes. Disposable barbecues cannot be certified.

Nordic Swan ecolabelled solid fuels and firelighting products have a reduced environmental and climate impact throughout their lifecycle.

The requirements include:

  • Use of renewable and responsibly sourced materials
  • Limits on energy consumption in production, including strict requirements for the use of fossil energy.
  • Compliance with relevant quality tests, eg. combustion properties.

Want to know more about environmental certification with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel?

Contact us and we will help you: Bos@svanemerket.no

Please state which product you are considering eco-labeling with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel.

Bjørn Olav Aarø Strandli

markedsansvarlig

+47 47705752bos@svanemerket.no

What does it cost?

When you apply for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, you must pay a fee. Additionally, when you have a certification, you must pay an annual licence fee based on the turnover of the certified product or service.

Please visit our Nordic website to see the specific fees. You will find them at the bottom of the page for the relevant product group under the fees» tab. You can find all product groups here.