{"id":754,"date":"2017-11-20T18:37:27","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T17:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flustix.com\/?page_id=754"},"modified":"2025-12-15T12:48:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T11:48:24","slug":"faq-plastic-free-transparency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flustix.com\/en\/faq-plastic-free-transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ&#8217;s &#8211; plastic free transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row padding_top_multiplier=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom_multiplier=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column]<h1 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-h1\" style=\"\"><span>FAQs<\/span><\/h1>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<h4 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-h4\" style=\"\"><span>Consumer<\/span><\/h4>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion active_section=&#8221;0&#8243; heading_tag=&#8221;div&#8221; heading=&#8221;leader-text&#8221;][vc_tta_section tab_id=&#8221;1&#8243; title=&#8221;Which products carry the flustix certification mark?&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Products, which are completely free of plastics or which have a plastic free packaging or content and which have passed the <a href=\"https:\/\/flustix.com\/en\/test-process\/\">laboratory test<\/a> successfully. The flustix RECYCLED trustmark certifies products, components and raw materials that contain recycled plastics or are made completely of them. flustix RECYCLED is issued on the basis of a certification program by our accredited certification partners. Here, an audit process forms the basis for a successful certification. These products are certified with flustix:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/flustix.com\/en\/certified-plastic-free-products\/\">Certified products: flustix PLASTIC FREE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/flustix.com\/en\/recycled-certified-products\/\">Certified products: flustix RECYCLED<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;What does plastic-free mean according to our flustix standard?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<br \/>\nThe four different flustix PLASTIC-FREE seals distinguish products that do not contain plastic in the entire product, in the packaging and\/or product\/contents, thus offering consumers security when purchasing. Contamination of the products due to environmental influences or during 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 &#8211; in order to avoid plastic waste worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The magenta-colored flustix RECYCLED seal can be used to label products, components and raw materials that are made entirely or partially from recyclates; more information can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/flustix.com\/en\/flustix-recycled\/\">flustix RECYCLED<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/flustix.com\/en\/flustix-recyclable-xx\/\">flustix RECYCLABLE<\/a> seal, which is also magenta-colored, is suitable for recyclable packaging.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Where can I buy flustix certified products?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;3&#8243;][vc_column_text]All over. The products certified by flustix are sold online and offline through all official sales channels. The flustix RECYCLED mark is also suitable in the B2B area. For example, suppliers of recycled plastic or semi-finished products with recycled material have their goods certified in order to make the origin and the type of recyclate (PCR \/ PIR \/ MIX) transparent to their customers.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Who is behind Flustix?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1511201439368-2a961f89-cd0c&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"780\/5000 The Flustix initiative was founded in 2016 by Julia and Malte Biss in Berlin in the interests of environmental protection and aims to provide the end consumer with a clear orientation when shopping by clearly marking plastic-free products and \/ or low-plastic products. In its creation, the sustainability label Flustix has received support in the form of discussions and discussions from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety and the Federal Environment Agency in the development of the basic concept. Flustix has received further support from RAL e.V., through which we have discussed and developed the definition of &quot;plastic-free&quot; in the RAL registration process with over 50 trade and industry professionals, as well as from our testing laboratory partner, the\">The flustix initiative was founded in 2016 by Julia and Malte Biss in Berlin in the interests of environmental protection and aims to provide the end consumer with a clear orientation when shopping by clearly marking plastic-free products and \/ or low-plastic products. In its creation, the sustainability label flustix has received support in the form of discussions and discussions from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety and the Federal Environment Agency in the development of the basic concept. Further we receive continous support from our testing laboratory partner, the<\/span><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wessling-group.com\/de\/leistungen\/zertifizierungen-siegel\/flustix-siegel\/\">WESSLING GmbH<\/a>. <span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Bei der Vergabe der Flustix-Siegel, der Kontrolle der Einhaltung aller Standards sowie der Missbrauchsbek\u00e4mpfung, arbeiten wir mit unseren unabh\u00e4ngigen und renommierten Partnern eng zusammen.\">We are working closely with our independent and reputed partners in awarding the flustix trustmark, controlling compliance with all standards, and fighting abuse. <\/span><span title=\"Wir Flustix-Gr\u00fcnder, Julia und Malte Biss, leben mit unseren drei Kindern auch noch nicht plastikfrei.\">We flustix founders, Julia and Malte Biss, are not yet plastic-free with our three children. <\/span><span title=\"Das ist heutzutage auch beinahe unm\u00f6glich \u2013 deswegen zielen wir auf einen konstruktiven Umweltschutz der durch innovative Produkte das plastikfreie Angebot ausweitet, und wir uns in Richtung Plastikfreiheit entwickeln k\u00f6nnen.\">This is almost impossible nowadays \u2013 that\u2019s why we are aiming for a constructive environmental protection which, through innovative products, extends the plastic-free offer, and we can develop towards plastic freedom. <\/span><span title=\"Wir versuchen Plastik zu vermeiden wo es geht und sinnvoll ist.\">We try to avoid plastic where possible and useful. <\/span><span title=\"Der Werkstoff Kunststoff findet in vielen Bereichen, wie beispielsweise der Forschung, der Medizin, der Sicherheit und im Transport, durchaus sinnvollen und lebenswichtigen Einsatz und ist nicht mehr wegzudenken.\">The material plastic finds in many areas, such as research, medicine, safety and transport, quite meaningful and vital use and is now indispensable. <\/span><span title=\"Wir wollen mit unserer Initiative in eine plastikfreiere Zukunft wachsen, und uns geht es bis dahin um einen verantwortungsvollen und kreislauff\u00f6rdernden Umgang mit dem so genialen und f\u00fcr immer bleibenden Material: dem Plastik.\">With our initiative, we want to grow into a plastic-free future. Until then we promote a responsible use at state of the art. This is our approach to deal with the genius and everlasting material: plastic.<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;How does flustix define microbeads?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1600868415322-e89085dd-5c9c&#8221;][vc_column_text]flustix verifies and certifies with its accredited partners in the basis of ECHAs definition (incl. ISO\/TR 21960:2020 Plastics \u2013 Environmental aspects \u2013 State of knowledge and methodologies), which is so far the only internationally respected and followed definition of microplastic. It refers to solid, water-insoluble plastic particles which are smaller than five millimetres, based on the longest dimension of the plastic particle, as well as solid, water-insoluble plastic particles which are smaller than five millimetres, based on the diameter of the plastic particle fiber. For flustix this also includes so-called bioplastics, obtained from renewable resources. Following the ECHA definition, liquid and water-soluble plastics are not considered, because they are hardly detected analytically in a qualitatively or quantitatively binding manner according to the current state of technology and therefore a legally binding claim can\u2019t be guaranteed yet. As soon as research on this topic has been optimized, flustix will also include these materials in its certification programs.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<h4 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-h4\" style=\"\"><span>Plastics<\/span><\/h4>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion active_section=&#8221;0&#8243; heading_tag=&#8221;div&#8221; heading=&#8221;leader-text&#8221;][vc_tta_section tab_id=&#8221;1511201847894-3af3a37d-fd1643&#8243; title=&#8221;Why should I avoid plastic if it can be recycled?&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span title=\"Nicht jeder Kunststoff landet im M\u00fclleimer.\">Not every plastic ends up in the bin. <\/span><span title=\"Am Strand verlieren wir unsere Flipflops, im Park vergessen wir die PET-Flasche oder die Bonbon-Verpackung.\">On the beach we lose our flip-flops, in the park we forget the PET bottle or the candy packaging. <\/span><span title=\"Fr\u00fcher oder sp\u00e4ter gelangt dieser Kunststoffm\u00fcll in unsere Fl\u00fcsse und Meere und wird von V\u00f6geln oder anderen Tieren mit Nahrung verwechselt.\">Sooner or later, this garbage gets into our rivers and seas and is mistaken for food by birds or other animals. <\/span><span title=\"Das Problem: Plastik verrottet nicht.\">The problem: plastic does not rot. <\/span><span title=\"Gr\u00f6\u00dfere Plastikteile sind eine Gefahr f\u00fcr Meereslebewesen und V\u00f6gel, die sich im M\u00fcll verfangen und verenden, wie man es auch vor unserer Haust\u00fcr auf Helgoland bei den Basst\u00f6lpeln beobachten kann.\">Larger plastic parts are a danger to marine life and birds, which are caught in the garbage and die, as you can see it on our doorstep on Helgoland with the basal boobies. <\/span><span title=\"Kleinere Plastikteile werden von den Tieren mit Nahrung verwechselt, bis sie bei vollem Magen verhungern.\">Smaller pieces of plastic are confused by the animals with food until they starve to death with a full stomach. <\/span><span title=\"Au\u00dferdem treten Chemikalien wie beispielsweise Weich- und Hartmacher aus den Kunststoffen aus.\">In addition, chemicals such as softeners and hardeners from the plastics. <\/span><span title=\"Diese sind sch\u00e4dlich f\u00fcr Mensch und Tier.\">These are harmful to humans and animals. <\/span><span title=\"\u00dcbrigens werden in Deutschland nicht einmal 45 Prozent des anfallenden Kunststoffm\u00fclls recycelt (Werte von 2015) und der Pro-Kopf-Verbrauch steigt nach wie vor.\">Incidentally, not even 45 percent of the plastic waste generated in Germany is recycled (2015 figures) and per capita consumption is still rising. <\/span><span title=\"Der Gro\u00dfteil wird immer noch energetisch verwertet \u2013 verbrannt, weil es wirtschaftlicher ist und\/oder die Verpackungen aus minderwertigen Mischkunststoffen bestehen.\">The majority is still used for energy purposes \u2013 burned because it is more economical and \/ or the packaging consists of low-quality mixed plastics.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Which products contain plastics?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1511201848298-f6b9b062-248512&#8243;][vc_column_text]<br \/>\n<span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Verpackungen \">Packagings<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Der vielleicht offensichtlichste Gebrauch von Plastik sind Verpackungen.\">Perhaps the most obvious use of plastic is single-use packaging. <\/span><span title=\"Dazu geh\u00f6ren unter anderem pfandfreie Plastikflaschen, Chips- oder andere T\u00fcten, Folien und\/oder andere Einwegbeh\u00e4ltnisse.\">These include, among other things, deposit-free plastic bottles, chips or other bags, films and \/ or other disposable containers. <\/span><span title=\"Meistens bestehen diese aus Mischkunststoffen, welche kaum bis gar nicht recycelt werden k\u00f6nnen. \">Most of these consist of mixed plastics, which can hardly be recycled at all.<br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"Plastik um und in Nahrungsmitteln \">Plastic around and in food<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Die meisten Nahrungsmittel sind in Plastik eingepackt.\">Most foods are packed in plastic. <\/span><span title=\"Chemikalien wie Weichmacher und zahlreiche andere Substanzen l\u00f6sen sich aus der Verpackung und gehen z.B.\">Chemicals such as plasticizers and many other substances dissolve out of the package and enter, e.g. <\/span><span title=\"auf \u00f6lhaltige und fettige Lebensmitteln \u00fcber.\">on oily and fatty foods over. <\/span><span title=\"Hinzu kommt das Mikroplastik, Plastikteilchen kleiner als f\u00fcnf Millimeter.\">Added to this is the microplastic, plastic particles smaller than five millimeters. <\/span><span title=\"Diese treiben im Meer, werden von Meerestieren und V\u00f6geln mit Nahrung verwechselt und gefressen.\">These drift in the sea, are confounded by seafood and birds with food and eaten. <\/span><span title=\"Die im Plastik enthaltenen Chemikalien gehen in den K\u00f6rper der Tiere \u00fcber und kommen zu uns zur\u00fcck.\">The chemicals in the plastic go into the body of the animals and come back to us. <\/span><span title=\"Mit Tieren, die als Ganzes verzehrt werden (zum Beispiel Muscheln) oder hochwertigen Meer-Salzen und sogar durch Trinkwasser wird mittlerweile der Plastikm\u00fcll direkt von uns, dem Menschen, aufgenommen. \">With animals that are consumed as a whole (for example, mussels) or high-quality sea salts and even through drinking water, the plastic waste is now being absorbed directly by us, the human being.<br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"Plastik in Kosmetika \">Plastic in cosmetics<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Mindestens 500 Tonnen Plastik gelangen j\u00e4hrlich durch unsere deutschen Abfl\u00fcsse ungefiltert in unseren Trinkwasserkreislauf.\">At least 500 tons of plastic pass through our German outlets unfiltered into our drinking water cycle every year. <\/span><span title=\"Duschgel, Zahnpasta, Shampoos und Peelings enthalten meistens Plastik (Mikroplastik oder Fl\u00fcssigkunststoffe).\">Shower gel, toothpaste, shampoos and scrubs mostly contain plastic (microplastic or liquid plastics). <\/span><span title=\"Oft soll mit den Mikropartikeln die Reinigungswirkung der Produkte verst\u00e4rkt werden.\">Often, the microparticles should enhance the cleaning effect of the products. <\/span><span title=\"Aber auch als Tr\u00fcbungsmittel, F\u00fcllmaterial oder als Ersatz f\u00fcr pflanzliche \u00d6le werden Kunststoffe in Kosmetika und Schminke eingesetzt.\">But also as opacifiers, fillers or as a substitute for vegetable oils, plastics are used in cosmetics and make-up. <\/span><span title=\"Hier nur eine Auswahl an Produkten, in denen Mikroplastik und fl\u00fcssige Kunststoffe verwendet werden: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">Here are just a selection of products that use microplastic and liquid plastics:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0 <span title=\"Reinigungsprodukte: Peelings, Zahnpasta, Duschgel, Shampoo, Make-Up-Entferner \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">Cleaning products: scrubs, toothpaste, shower gel, shampoo, make-up remover<br \/>\n\u2013\u00a0 <\/span><span title=\"Hautpflegeprodukte: Bodylotion, Sonnencreme, Gesichts-, Hand- und Fu\u00dfcreme, Rasierschaum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">Skin care products: body lotion, sunscreen, facial, hand and foot cream, shaving cream<br \/>\n\u2013\u00a0 <\/span><span title=\"Schminke: Lippenstift, Make-Up, Lidschatten, Mascara \">Make-up: lipstick, make-up, eye shadow, mascara<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Kleidung aus Plastik \u2013 Fleece, Polyester und Co. \">Plastic clothing \u2013 fleece, polyester and co.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Auch unsere Kleidung enth\u00e4lt immer mehr Kunststoffe, unter anderem Polyester, Nylon und Elasten.\">Also, our clothing contains more and more plastics, including polyester, nylon and elastans. <\/span><span title=\"Ein Fleece-Kleidungsst\u00fcck kann bei jeder W\u00e4sche bis zu 2.000 Fasern verlieren, die \u00fcber das Abwasser ungefiltert in den Trinkwasserkreislauf oder ins Meer gelangen.\">A fleece garment can lose up to 2,000 fibers in each wash, which can be discharged into the drinking water cycle or into the sea via the wastewater without being filtered. <\/span><span title=\"Wissenschaftler haben an 80 untersuchten Str\u00e4nden auf allen Kontinenten Polyester- und Acrylfasern im Sand nachgewiesen.\">Scientists have detected polyester and acrylic fibers in the sand at 80 beaches on all continents. <\/span><span title=\"Je n\u00e4her die Proben an gro\u00dfen St\u00e4dten entnommen wurden, desto h\u00f6her war die Belastung durch Plastikm\u00fcll.\">The closer the samples were taken to large cities, the higher was the burden of plastic waste.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;What are the consequences of plastic waste?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1511201849279-21d877ba-efdc45424&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span title=\"Die Verm\u00fcllung unseres Planeten, denn Plastik h\u00e4lt ewig: Sammeln wir es nicht auf, so bleibt es in der Natur und verstreut sich.\">The littering of our planet, because plastic lasts forever: if we do not collect it, it remains in nature and scatters. <\/span><span title=\"Sogar in der Antarktis, im \u201enoch\u201c ewigen Eis, wurde gerade erst 30 Jahre altes Plastik aus Deutschland nachgewiesen.\">Even in the Antarctic, in the \u201cstill\u201d eternal ice, just 30 years old plastic from Germany has just been detected. <\/span><span title=\"Der Gro\u00dfteil des verlorenen Plastikm\u00fclls landet im Meer.\">Most of the lost plastic waste ends up in the sea. <\/span><span title=\"Durch die Meeresstr\u00f6mungen haben sich weltweit f\u00fcnf besonders gro\u00dfe M\u00fcllstrudel gebildet, die sogenannten \u201egarbage patches\u201c.\">Due to the ocean currents, five particularly large garbage strudels have formed worldwide, the so-called \u201cgarbage patches\u201d. <\/span><span title=\"Der Gr\u00f6\u00dfte ist der \u201eGreat Pacific Garbage Patch\u201c (vier Mal so gro\u00df wie Frankreich).\">The biggest is the \u201cGreat Pacific Garbage Patch\u201d (four times the size of France). <\/span><span title=\"Wissenschaftler vermuten mehrere Millionen Tonnen Plastik allein in diesem einen Strudel.\">Scientists suspect several million tons of plastic alone in this one whirlpool. <\/span><span title=\"Ob im Meer oder an Land, Plastik wird zunehmend zu einer gesundheitlichen Bedrohung von Mensch und Tier.\">Whether in the sea or on land, plastic is increasingly becoming a health threat to humans and animals. <\/span><span title=\"Jetzige und im Besonderen kommende Generationen sind betroffen von verfr\u00fchter Pubert\u00e4t, der Kreidezahnkrankheit, Missbildungen und \u2013 bei neugeborenen sowie weiterer bislang noch nicht abgeschlossener Forschungsergebnisse zu Krankheiten, die unmittelbar mit unserem derzeitigen inflation\u00e4ren Plastik-Konsum in Verbindung stehen.\">Present and future generations are affected by premature puberty, chalk disease, malformations and \u2013 in newborns and other as yet incomplete research on diseases directly related to our current inflationary plastic consumption.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<h4 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-h4\" style=\"\"><span>Businesses<\/span><\/h4>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion active_section=&#8221;0&#8243; heading_tag=&#8221;div&#8221; heading=&#8221;leader-text&#8221;][vc_tta_section tab_id=&#8221;1511208729029-7513c7fd-431234&#8243; title=&#8221;What are the benefits of a certification mark such as flustix?&#8221;][vc_column_text]People trust certification marks on products: The data collected by a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/flustix.com\/en\/studies\/\">TNS Infratest-Study<\/a> shows <span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">that 80 percent of Germans are more likely to buy a certified product and are willing to spend significantly more money on it.<\/span><span class=\"\">They base their purchasing decisions on seals \u2013 a seal like flustix creates trust in products and brands and thus also in the manufacturer.<\/span> <span class=\"\">The Flustix seal on the product demonstrates that a manufacturer, a company, is addressing the challenge of the future, giving the product a corresponding image and giving the manufacturer a sustainable corporate philosophy in its use of resources.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">In addition, flustix-certified products benefit from a strong media and public presence, because the media attention and the social commitment to the plastic waste problem is immense.<\/span><\/span> The recent study by <a href=\"https:\/\/flustix.com\/Kantar-TNS-PR-Studie-Plastik.pdf\">TNS Infratest<\/a> <span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">On behalf of FLUSTX, 92% of Germans believe that products and packaging generally contain too much plastic.<\/span> <span class=\"\">Up to 88 percent of Germans already pay attention when shopping to avoid plastic packaging waste and would also spend more money on plastic-free products.<\/span> <span class=\"\">You can find the whole study<\/span><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/flustix.com\/Kantar-TNS-PR-Studie-Plastik.pdf\">here<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Why should I rather buy a plastic free product?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1511208729644-5610824e-9c2643245&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span class=\"\">Many people reject the flood of superfluous plastic in their daily lives.<\/span> <span class=\"\">The days when plastic was celebrated as a new miracle are over.<\/span> <span class=\"\">Today, the material is seen more as a challenge in everyday life.<\/span> <span class=\"\">With a plastic-free product, the companies that acquire the seal position themselves as responsible in dealing with plastic and the resulting waste and show their customers that sustainability and measures against pollution are taken seriously.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Is my product eligible for a flustix certification mark?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1511208730273-5381674d-2a6e5454&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Every product is eligible for PLASTIC-FREE certification if it is plastic-free overall (turquoise) &#8211; or its contents are plastic-free (blue) &#8211; or its packaging is plastic-free (green). In order to save even more unnecessary plastic, we also award cosmetics or WPR items that do not contain microplastics (light blue).\u00a0The magenta seal flustix RECYCLED is not a plastic-free seal. It represents an independent certificate that indicates the percentage of recycled plastic in products, components and raw materials. Optionally, flustix RECYCLED also provides information about the <a href=\"https:\/\/flustix.com\/en\/flustix-recycled\/\">type of recyclate used (PCR\/PIR\/MIX)<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-center\" style=\"\">  <div class=\"grve-image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/flustix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251028_Siegelreihe_flustix_EN_gesamt_900px-768x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flustix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251028_Siegelreihe_flustix_EN_gesamt_900px-768x169.png 768w, https:\/\/flustix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251028_Siegelreihe_flustix_EN_gesamt_900px-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/flustix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251028_Siegelreihe_flustix_EN_gesamt_900px-1024x226.png 1024w, https:\/\/flustix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251028_Siegelreihe_flustix_EN_gesamt_900px-1536x339.png 1536w, https:\/\/flustix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251028_Siegelreihe_flustix_EN_gesamt_900px-1920x423.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>   <\/div><\/div>[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;How can I certify my product\/s?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1511208730934-b7c27edd-8e425435&#8243;][vc_column_text]Would you like to use one or more flustix seals on your products? Please contact us via our <a href=\"https:\/\/2wlf6gy5i4l.typeform.com\/flustix\/\">online questionnaire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"OKAYFREEDOM_INJECTED\"><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;How much does the certification cost?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1511209206366-e81af051-89df&#8221;][vc_column_text]Depending on what kind of product you want to have certified and depending on the seal and license type, the costs vary greatly. For an initial assessment and\/or a specific offer for your product, please contact flustix directly.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, you can contact flustix directly using the button \u201cREQUEST INFORMATION NOW\u201d or \u201cBOOK AN ONLINE APPOINTMENT\u201d (find both at the top bar right). 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