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FURNITURE AND FITTINGS
GECA
28-2006 Standard (PDF) |
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Dunlop Foams
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different grades of foam products from Dunlop Foams
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Product Marketing Name:
Dunlop Foams Use and Application: Foam
Products
Date of Certification: 8
February 2008
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Description of the
Technology.
Dunlop Foam is a New South Wales and Victorian
manufacturing
organisation specialising in foam.
2. The Products
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Dunlop
Foams
Open
Cell Polyurethane Foam grades under GECA
assessment
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EN 36-80
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MA 26-160
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AA 23-130
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EN 36-100
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MA 29-200
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AA 29-400
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EN 36-130
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MA 32-180
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AA 31-320
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EN 38-200
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EN 50-250
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LR 38-40
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FL 27-170
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NL 45-130
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LR 48-90
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ST 35-200
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NL 65-200
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HR 30-110
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HG 39-170
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VF 52-40
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HR 30-130
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VF 52-60
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VF 60-90
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Core Environmental Criteria Tested:
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Environmental Requirements |
Core Environmental Performance Characteristics |
Fitness for Purpose
Certified products should be good performers in their
intended application. Certain standards of product performance
are implicit in the label. |
The nominated polyurethane foam
products are manufactured to meet product quality standards AS
2281 and AS 2282. The nominated Product lines have a five year
warranty. |
Plastics
Plastic identification codes are required upon product lines
as per the criteria of the GECA 28 - 2006 Furniture and Fittings
Standard. |
The Dunlop foam products are
exempt from resin code requirements, Polyurethane and Latex
dominate the foam market and are easily differentiated by
recyclers. |
Polurethane padding
requirements
For additives, pigments and catalysts that shall not be used
in production of polyurethane padding refer to the GECA 28 -
2006 Furniture and Fittings Standard. |
HCFC and HFC are not used as
blowing agents, Dunlop Foams stopped using CFC in July 1993.
Methylene Chloride (dichloromethane) is not used as a blowing
agent in the nominated product range. However, it is used in
other products and will be phased out shortly. Analine based
amines, pigments and catalysis based on mercury, lead, cadmium,
and chromium are not added to the padding material during
manufacture. Organic tin catalysts are used in manufacture.
Dunlop foams have a registered hazardous waste disposal
agreement. |
Adhesives
With the exception of Section 3.2.1.4, adhesives must be
certified by the Good Environmental Choice Label, the EU Flower
label, the New Zealand Environmental Choice Label or the Nordic
Swan label or satisfy the requirements of GECA Standard No. 1:
Adhesives. |
Water based glues are used for
adhesives in the nominated product lines. |
Overall Loads
In order to reduce pollutant hazards in the disposal,
landfill and/or incineration of end-of-life furniture, the
substances listed in the GECA 28 - 2006 Furniture and Fittings
Standard must not be used. |
No Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium,
Copper, Lead, Mercury Fluorine, Chlorine, Pentachlorophenol
(PCP) or Tar oils (benzo(a)pyrene) are used during manufacture
of the nominated products. |
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Chemical Additives
Furniture or fittings shall not contain carcinogenic substances
stipulated in the GECA 28 - 2006 Furniture and Fittings
Standard. |
There is evidence that no use is
made of carcinogenic substances during manufacture of the
nominated product lines. |
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Prohibited Substances
Substances stipulated in criterion 3.3.3 of the GECA 28 - 2006
Furniture and Fittings Standard must not be used. |
There is evidence that no use is
made of halogenated organic substances or solvents, analine
based amines, phthalates DEHP, DBP, DAP or BBP, Aziridine or
polyaziridines, nor is there use of pigments and additives that
contain lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury or their compounds,
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or short-chain chlorinated
organic flame retardants during manufacture. |
Product Custodianship
If the product is not recyclable (or separable into
recyclable parts) in mainstream local recycling systems, the
manufacturer shall accept their product without additional cost
(excluding transportation costs) for further recycling, or have
arrangements with a local recycler to accept the product, or
have an established product stewardship program. Products
collected under the scheme shall not be disposed of in landfill
or by incineration. |
The scheme is referred to in a
Good Corporate Citizen policy on the Dunlop website:
www.dunlopfoams.com.au The scrap foam generated through our
manufacturing plants or by our customers is recycled into
rebounded carpet underlay. However, an informal scheme is not
sufficient to meet this criterion and Dunlop Foams has agreed to
improve its scheme to be a policy of general product take-back
and to communicate this revised policy to customers. |
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Packaging Requirements
Chlorinated or halogenated plastics must not be used in product
packaging. Used packaging shall be able to be recycled by local
recycling systems. |
The site audit confirmed that the
nominated products are packaged with loose and/or bubble plastic
wrap and delivery dockets indicated the bulk quantities used.
The MSDS from the manufacturer identified it as mixed
composition, low density polyethylene with no chlorine content.
The packaging is capable of being recycled by local recycling
systems. |
Product Information
The manufacturer must provide written information to the
consumer clearly stating: 1. The intended use of the product. 2.
Instructions for correct use and storage so as to maximise the
product lifetime. 3. Maintenance instructions, if required.
Maintenance instructions must not specify the use of any
chemical or coating limited by any part of this standard. 4.
Recycling instructions for the product end-of-life. |
The nominated product range is a
new 'green product line' by Dunlop Foams and there is a Welcome
Pack to accompany the products. They are intended to be used for
soft furnishings such as cushions, pillows, upholstery fill,
head rests, overlays and quilting. The Welcome Pack has
appropriate, written product information. |
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Dunlop Foams EPD
3. Environmental and Social Regulatory Obligations:
GECA also found the Dunlop Foams range to
be fully compliant with their obligations under Labour,
Anti-Discrimination, and Safety Regulations. The company
has not been the subject of prosecution in relation to
compliance with labour, anti- discrimination, safety
regulations and environmental regulations.
Additional Information
Good Environmental Choice Australia
recommends these products to green purchasing officers,
specifiers, and every day Australians seeking to
purchase products and services on the basis of
functional and overall environmental and human health
performance.
For more information contact Dunlop
Foams directly:
Dunlop Foams
Address: 103 Frank Street Wethrill Park, NSW, 2164 &
36 Commercial Drive, South Dandenong, Victoria, 3164
Ph: +61 (03) 9215 2020
Fax: +61 (03) 9215 2015
Web: http://www.dunlopfoams.com.au
You can go to the company's web site here:
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