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ECOLOGY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Label given to recycled products
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Label given to an environment friendly products
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Label given to non-recyclable products
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Land mark indicating the boundaries of bio-parks
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is Eco-Mark? The Government of India has instituted a scheme for labeling environment-friendly products to be known as ECO Mark. Eco-mark is issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as a certification mark for the products which are ecologically safe conforming to the standards prescribed by the BIS.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ecomark or Eco mark is a certification mark issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (the national standards organization of India) to products conforming to a set of standards aimed at the least impact on the ecosystem. The marking scheme was started in 1991.
Detailed explanation-3: -The ‘Eco Mark’ label is awarded to consumer goods which meet the specified environmental criteria and the quality requirements of Indian Standards. Any product with the Eco Mark will be the right environment choice.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ecolabels are marks placed on product packaging or in e-catalogs that can help consumers and institutional purchasers quickly and easily identify those products that meet specific environmental performance criteria and are therefore deemed “environmentally preferable”.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Eco Mark program is a program implemented by the Japan Environment Association in 1989. The Eco Mark is an ecolabel that helps consumers make environmentally conscious products choices.