What does plastic-free mean according to our flustix standard?

“Plastic-free” is defined in two places under the flustix standards.

The Product Content Microplastic-Free trustmark carries the designation PLASTIC-FREE and substantiates that no microplastic has been added to the product content.

For products, packaging and total products the LESS PLASTICS trustmarks apply. They limit the plastic content to a defined threshold; the assessed figure appears on the trustmark as MIN. X % PLASTIC-FREE and gives shoppers a verifiable number rather than a promise. A threshold is used because contamination from environmental influences or the manufacturing process, as well as residues that are sometimes technically unavoidable, cannot be completely ruled out.

Consumer demand should encourage companies to use the valuable material plastic sustainably in the design and production of goods and/or to replace it with ecologically sensible alternatives, in order to avoid plastic waste worldwide.

The magenta-colored flustix RECYCLED trustmark can be used to label products, components and raw materials that are made entirely or partially from recyclates; more information can be found at flustix RECYCLED. The flustix RECYCLABLE trustmark, which is also magenta-colored, is suitable for recyclable packaging.