Foam
Mandatory
Required: must be met for the credential.
Klar Cite summary
Plants making virgin plastic or rubber foam for carpets must cut COD in effluent to water by 90%, by treatment at the plant or elsewhere. Evidence the scheme asks for: description of how the COD effluents from foam production is treated and how COD effluents are measured and monitored. + Test report. An independent assessor checks it. This concerns ecosystems and nature.
Nordic Swan·clause O12·p.16
Ecosystem Health
Original wording
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Details
How it is proven
- Evidence required
- + Description of how the COD effluents from foam production is treated and how COD effluents are measured and monitored. + Test report showing that the limit value for COD is fulfilled.
- Who checks it
- Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake
Klar Cite’s reading
Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.
- Type of requirement
- Meet a limit or condition — e.g. a maximum emission or a minimum recycled content
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
- Topic
- Ecosystem Health — the topic the clause addresses, grouped by the Common Materials Framework (CMF)
Cite this clause
Nordic Swan · Textile Floor Coverings And Carpets (113) · version Group 113 v2.0 · clause O12 · page 16 · build 2026-10-27-1239 · https://klarcite.com/r/453ba9610bb7ede8
Record details
Page 16, 4.2 Material requirements. Read in build 2026-10-27-1239, harvested 2026-10-27.
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